Single Block Festival - CECM

Citywide Event Coordination and Management


Permit Types

Permit Types
Permit Deadlines
Permit Process

Permit Types

Permit Deadlines

Permit Process


Single Block Festivals

When hosting a single block festival, keep in mind the following:

Applications must be submitted 90 days before the event.

There may be additional fees for hosting a single block festival outside of the $25 application fee

Single block festivals are limited to one block and 12 consecutive hours

Rain dates are not permitted

Your organization must be a nonprofit with an EIN and proof of nonprofit status. This documentation must be submitted with the application

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

Additional Insured: The City of New York, including its officials and employees, must be covered as additional insured.

Certificate Holder: The certificate holder should be listed as “City of New York c/o Street Activity Permit Office, 253 Broadway, New York, NY 10007.”

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

Rides and inflatable such as truck mounted rides and bounce houses require a DOB Inspection Certificate and insurance. The ride company that you hire should provide this documentation

Petting Zoos or other non-domesticated animals require a permit from the Department of Health and insurance. The stable or farm where you rent the animals should provide this documentation

Raffles or donations require a permit from the Human Resources Administration

All amplified sound, such as background music, musical performances, or speaking programs, requires a permit from the New York Police Department

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

Apply for a Single Block Festival Permit

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