Plaza Events - CECM

Citywide Event Coordination and Management


Permit Types

Permit Types
Permit Deadlines
Permit Process

Permit Types

Permit Deadlines

Permit Process


Plaza Events

To see a list of plazas, please visit our plaza page.

Plaza events are activities held within a Pedestrian Plaza where the activity will interfere or obstruct with regular use of the plaza. Plaza events are charged and categorized by the plaza tiers. If you are interested in holding a plaza event, please read below for more information or apply here.

When hosting a plaza event, keep in mind the following:

Application deadlines are determined by the Plaza level

Plaza Event fees are determined by the Plaza's level, event size, and borough

Prior to submitting your application, we highly recommend that you scout the locations you are requesting

We do not provide recommendations for locations

A site plan and run of show must be submitted with your application

Your organization must be insured for a minimum of $1 million. Additional insurance may also be required

You may require additional permits. All other agency permits must be obtained before we can grant your SAPO permit. Examples include:

Food vendors require a permit from the Department of Consumer

Affairs

Food giveaways require a permit from the Department of

Health

No parking signs and amplified sound, such as background music, musical permformances, or speaker program, require a permit from the New York Police Department

Structures such as tents, canopies, stage platforms, bleachers, or inflatables over 10 feet tall require a permit from the Department of Buildings

Vehicles greater than 55 feet in length require an over dimensional permit from the Department of Transportation

Generators require a certificate from the New York Fire Department. When

generators are over 40kw they also require a certificate from the New

York Department of Environmental Protection

Plaza Event Sizes

Pedestrian Plaza Events have application deadlines determined by their levels, and the fees for these events are determined by the event size,

plaza level and location.

Large Plaza Events are events that use over 50% of a pedestrian plaza's square footage with an expected attendance between 50% to 100% of

the pedestrian plaza's capacity. These events can be held with or without amplified sound.

Medium Plaza Events are events that use between 25% and 50% of the pedestrian plaza's square footage with an expected attendance between

25% and 50% of the pedestrian plaza's capacity. These events can be held with or without amplified sound

Small Plaza Events are events that use less than 25% of the pedestrian plaza's square footage with an expected attendance of less than

25% of the pedestrian plaza's capacity. These events can be held with or without amplified sound.

To review the plaza fees per level and size, please visit our Plaza Fees

page.

Permit Types

A community sponsored event requiring the closure of a single block for a single day

A limited, 4-hour street closure event held for the purpose of neighborhood improvement/beautification

A nonprofit sponsored open air market on a sidewalk for the sale of local farm fresh products

A community sponsored event where health vendors provide in-kind services and require closing one block or a portion of a street for one day.

The staging of a vehicle(s) for religious purposes while serving a benefit to the community

An activity held within a pedestrian plaza that interferes or obstructs regular use of plazas. Application deadlines vary by each plaza level.

A public convening for media and press held on street or pedestrian plaza with minimal impact on the area for one day.

Activities without branding that occur on a sidewalk or curb lane. The activities may include pick-up or drop-off and set up or break down of events with no impact for pedestrians or vehicles.

A public convening held on street or pedestrian plaza with minimal impact on the area for one day.

An act of public worship serving a benefit to the community for a single day

An activity held on a public street, curb lane or sidewalk that interferes or obstructs the locations uses by pedestrians or vehicles. Event size determines its application deadline.

Nonprofit sponsored festival with vendors requiring closing one block or more for multiple days

Nonprofit sponsored community festival with vendors requiring closing one block for one day