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IMPORTANT NOTICE
DCWP’s online services will be unavailable:
- Thursday, September 28: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
On July 24, 2023, DCWP launched a new system to replace its prior online services and provide additional features for businesses, consumers, and workers. Note: If you had an online account with DCWP before July 24, 2023, please use the same email address you provided DCWP. This will allow you to link your business records to the new system. Read Online Services - FAQs.
Licenses
DCWP licenses more than 45,000 businesses in more than 40 industries. Learn how to:
- Apply for a license
- Renew your license
- Update your license information (e.g., change of name, address, etc.)
- Link Business to My Account Note: You will need a PIN.
Click a topic, or press the enter key on a topic, to reveal its answer.
In-Person Licensing and Collections Services Available By Appointment Only
Prefer to visit us in person? DCWP is accepting in-person visits from customers with appointments only at our Manhattan and Queens locations. You must schedule an appointment to meet with a DCWP representative. View flyer to learn how to schedule an appointment in English | Español (Spanish) | العربية (Arabic) | বাংলা (Bengali) | 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified) | 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional) | Français (French) | Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole) | 한국어 (Korean) | Język Polski (Polish) | Русский (Russian) | ردو (Urdu)
Important Information for Certain Business Types
- Car Washes
- Employment Agencies
- General Vendors: Request to Use a Helper | Waiting List Applicants
- Horse Drawn Cabs and Drivers
- Online Third-Party Food Delivery Services Industry: New City laws require many food delivery apps to have a license and establish requirements that apps must follow concerning consumers, delivery workers, and restaurants. Learn more at nyc.gov/DeliveryApps.
- Pedicab Businesses and Drivers
- Pregnancy Services Centers
- Process Server Industry
- Secondhand Dealers for Catalytic Converters
- Sidewalk Cafés:
- June 18, 2020: Per the Mayor’s Executive Order, certain laws and rules relating to sidewalk cafés have been suspended to administer the Open Restaurants Program. If you own a restaurant or bar, you must apply for Open Restaurants certification to offer outdoor dining service, even if you already have a license for an unenclosed sidewalk café or a small sidewalk café. Learn more including guidance on heating elements for outdoor dining setups at nyc.gov/openrestaurants.
- DCWP created an online map that allows businesses to track new and renewal license applications. Learn more.
- Download 2018 consent fees for street space.
- Read standard enclosed sidewalk café revocable consent agreement.
- Read standard unenclosed sidewalk café revocable consent agreement.
- To get information about a specific sidewalk café application, including the size and number of tables and chairs proposed for the sidewalk café, send an email to sidewalkcafepublichearing@dca.nyc.gov.
- Tobacco and/or Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealers
Security Breaches
In the event of a security breach, DCWP licensees must promptly email DCWP a copy of the notification to affected persons required by NY General Business Law § 899-aa(2) or (3). Email DCWP at SecurityNotifications@dcwp.nyc.gov
Additional Quick Links for Businesses
Received a settlement offer from DCWP? Read Frequently Asked Questions – Settlements.
Received a settlement offer from DCWP's Office of Labor Policy & Standards (OLPS)? Read Frequently Asked Questions – Settlement Offers from DCWP Office of Labor Policy & Standards.
Need to have your scales inspected? Submit a request for a scale inspection online or call 311.
New York City businesses must comply with all relevant federal, State, and City laws and rules. Visit our Laws webpage.
Find more information about opening or operating a business in New York City at nyc.gov/business.