Office of Nightlife - SBS

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ELEVATE Nightlife Health & Wellbeing
Multi-Agency Support for Hospitality (MASH)
Mediating Establishment and Neighbor Disputes
Narcan® Behind Every Bar
NITE School

ELEVATE Nightlife Health & Wellbeing

Multi-Agency Support for Hospitality (MASH)

Mediating Establishment and Neighbor Disputes

Narcan® Behind Every Bar

NITE School


Office of Nightlife

The Office of Nightlife (ONL) at the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) serves as a central point of contact among the nightlife industry, community, and city agencies. Our goal is to help ensure a more vibrant, viable, safe, fair, and well managed nightlife environment in New York City.

Nightlife is a vital part of the city's economy, culture, and identity, supporting nearly 300,000 jobs and generating $35.1 billion in economic impact. New York's nightlife has also long been an important incubator of cultural movements and continues to provide spaces for connection, creativity, and personal expression.

The Office of Nightlife works to support these important contributions by coordinating city services and programs to promote responsible growth, diversity, creativity, inclusion, and quality of life for all New Yorkers and visitors from around the world.

We are a resource for all New Yorkers to learn more about the city's nightlife industry and community, and share information for nightlife and hospitality business operators, workers, performers, patrons, and residents to better navigate city services.

Read Office of Nightlife Reports here.

For more information or questions, please call the NYC Office of Nightlife at (917) 273-0065 and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

NYC Programs & Resources

MASH Multi-Agency Support for Hospitality

Help for nightlife & hospitality businesses to navigate regulatory processes & city agency services.

MEND NYC

Free mediation and conflict resolution for quality-of-life issues between residents and businesses.

ELEVATE Nightlife Mental Health Initiative

Free and affordable mental health resources and support dedicated for the nightlife community.

NARCAN® Behind Every Bar

Life-saving opioid overdose prevention tools & resources for the nightlife & hospitality community.

NITE School: Nightlife Industry Webinars

Free online classes for the nightlife industry including business development, harm reduction & more

MyCity Business Site

Your one-stop resource for opening or operating a business in New York City.

Commercial Lease Assistance

Free legal services to help eligible businesses negotiate a lease, respond to eviction notices, etc.

NYC Business Express Service Team (BEST)

Interagency effort providing a sole point of contact to cut through red tape.