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Pedicab Business License Application Checklist

IMPORTANT:

Pedicabs MAY NOT operate in New York City without a DCWP-issued pedicab registration plate. By law, the City can only issue new pedicab registration plates when the number of registered pedicabs falls below 840. You should submit this application if:

A licensed pedicab business has agreed to transfer a pedicab registration plate to you and you are a new business or a licensed pedicab business with fewer than 30 registered pedicabs.

There is a Pedicab Registration Plate Lottery, and you receive an offer to be issued a pedicab registration plate after applying for the lottery.

Who Must Have a Pedicab Business License?

You must have a Pedicab Business license if you are a pedicab owner (you own, lease, or otherwise control a pedicab or pedicabs) and operate or authorize the operation of one or more pedicabs for hire to passengers within the City of New York.

This description is only a general explanation of which businesses must have a Pedicab Business license

Quick List of Requirements to Apply for a Pedicab Business License

See Requirements section for detailed descriptions. Make sure you provide all requirements; otherwise, your application is incomplete. DCWP can only consider complete applications for license issuance.

Basic License Application

Roster of Pedicabs

Proof of Sale or Transfer of Pedicab Registration Plates Affirmation

Pedicab Business Ownership and Family Disclosure Form

Personal and Property Liability Insurance

Pedicab Business Insurance Affirmation

Pedicab Business License Application Affirmation

Granting Authority to Act Affirmation (if applicable)

License Fee

Submitting your application does not mean your license is automatically approved.

Additional City or State Permits/Licenses/Clearances You May Need

If you drive or propel a pedicab for hire to passengers within the City of New York, you must also obtain a Pedicab Driver license.

Note: Anyone who drives a pedicab for hire to passengers within the City of New York for your pedicab business must obtain a Pedicab Driver license. This includes employees or independent contractors.

Important Message about Business Certificate

You must have the applicable Business Certificate based on your business’s legal structure. Although DCWP does not require submission of your Business Certificate in order to process your application, DCWP may request this document under section 20-104 of the New York City Administrative Code.

Sole proprietors operating under a name other than your own must have a Business/Assumed Name Certificate.

Partnerships must have a Partnership Certificate and, if applicable, an Assumed Name Certificate for your business.

Corporations, Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Companies, or Limited Liability Partnerships must register and remain active with the New York State Division of Corporations. You can check your status at dos.ny.gov/corps.

Requirements

DCWP will deny your application if you do not submit these required documents and information:

Basic License Application.
Online submission: After reviewing the requirements, please click the Apply Online link at the bottom of the page to submit your application.
In-person submission: Download the Basic License Application.

Roster of Pedicabs (download)
Pedicab Business applicants can apply for no more than 30 pedicabs.

Proof of Sale or Transfer of Pedicab Registration Plates Affirmation
Proof of Sale
(required for licensed pedicab businesses with fewer than 30 registered pedicabs)
Submit a copy of your bill of sale, sales receipt, or sales contract as proof that you purchased the pedicab(s) from a DCWP-licensed pedicab business. The proof must include the DCWP Registration Plate Number found on each pedicab.
Transfer of Pedicab Registration Plates Affirmation
(required for new Pedicab Business license applicants)
The transferor pedicab business (the business transferring pedicabs to you) must complete the Transfer of Pedicab Registration Plates Affirmation.
Note: If you apply for a pedicab registration plate lottery and receive an offer to be issued a pedicab registration plate, you do not need to submit this requirement.

Pedicab Business Ownership and Family Disclosure Form (download)
Note: If you apply for a pedicab registration plate lottery and receive an offer to be issued a pedicab registration plate, you do not need to resubmit this requirement.

Personal and Property Liability Insurance
You must submit a copy of the Insurance Certificate for your pedicabs and a copy of the entire insurance policy that is in full force and effect. The certificate must list each of the insured pedicabs by Pedicab Identifying Number (PID) or DCWP Registration Plate Number. The insurance policy must cover all drivers and must name the City of New York as an insured party.
If you obtain insurance covering the entire pedicab business, the minimum insurance amount is $2,000,000 combined single limit for injury or death of one or more persons, and damage to or destruction of property, with a maximum of $1,000,000 for each accident.
If you insure each pedicab individually, the minimum insurance amounts for each pedicab are:

$100,000 for personal injury or death of any one person resulting from any one accident

$300,000 for personal injury or death of two or more persons resulting from any one accident, with a $100,000 maximum coverage per person

$50,000 for property damage

Please Note: You are required to notify DCWP within 14 days if your insurance policy is cancelled, expired, or was terminated for any reason. Notification must be in writing and submitted in person OR by mail to:
Attn: Special Applications Unit
New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection
42 Broadway
New York, NY 10004

If your insurance policy lapses for any reason, your Pedicab Business license will become void.

Pedicab Business Insurance Affirmation (download)

Pedicab Business License Application Affirmation (download)

Granting Authority to Act Affirmation (download Affirmation).
Required if someone other than the license applicant will prepare and submit this application.
Note: The applicant must sign the license application and all related forms.

License Fee Includes One Registration Plate.
License Period: 1 year | Expiration Date: November 1.
Additional Registration Plates: $60 each. Fee per Timer Inspection: $10 each.

If You File Your Application Between These Dates:
License Fee Option 1
License Fee Option 2

From November 2 to May 2
Pay $110 for a license expiring November 1 of the following or same year. (Valid for at most 12 months.)
N/A

From May 3 to November 1
Pay $55 for a license expiring November 1 of the same year. (Valid for at most 6 months.)
Pay $165 for a license expiring November 1 of the next year. (Valid for at most 18 months.)

Pay by:

○ Check or money order payable to DCWP. (In person)
○ Credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card only).
You will be charged a nonrefundable Convenience Fee. (In person or online)

Application Filing Process

File Online

Review requirements and gather all materials.

Click the Apply Online button below to login or create an account to start your online license application.

Important: If you need to file another license application, return to the Apply for a DCWP License page to read requirements and proceed to the next online application.

OR

File In Person
Schedule an appointment to file in person at the DCWP Licensing Center or NYC Small Business Support Center

DCWP LICENSING CENTER
42 Broadway, Lobby
New York, NY 10004
By Appointment Only Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Last appointment: 3:30 p.m.

NYC SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT CENTER
90-27 Sutphin Blvd, 4th Floor
Jamaica, NY 11435
By Appointment Only Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Last appointment: 3:30 p.m.

By Email: LicensingAppointments@dcwp.nyc.gov
By Phone*: Call (212) 436-0441. (Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
*This number is to schedule an appointment for in-person service only. For general questions, email onlineappsdocs@dcwp.nyc.gov.

Free Interpretation Services are available on-site. To request a disability-related accommodation, visit our Accommodations page.

Inspection of Your Pedicab(s)

After you submit your complete application for a Pedicab Business license, DCWP will contact you to schedule an inspection of your pedicab(s) at a designated location. Registration plates will be issued only to pedicabs that are on-site and that pass inspection during your scheduled appointment.

Prior to your inspection, be sure to review the Pedicab Inspection Process and Inspection Checklist: Pedicab Businesses and Drivers.

Additional Resources for Pedicab Business

For the laws and rules that may affect your business, visit our Laws page.

Download Inspection Checklist: Pedicab Businesses and Drivers.

Signage Posting and Pedicab Information Card
Pedicab businesses must post required signs and distribute to passengers a Pedicab Information Card. Download templates below:

Pedicab Complaint Sign: You must post the pedicab complaint sign in every pedicab in your fleet.

Pedicab Rate Sign for exterior: You must post a laminated sign on both sides of the exterior of the pedicab with the price per minute per ride and additional information.

Pedicab Rate Sign for rear of bicycle seat: You must post a laminated sign on the rear of the bicycle seat with the price per minute per ride.

Pedicab Information Card: You must distribute to all passengers a Pedicab Information Card, which includes important information and serves as a receipt.

Pedicab Accident Report
You must submit a written accident report of every accident relating to a pedicab within 24 hours after the occurrence. If the accident results in death or a person sustaining an injury that requires medical treatment, you must notify the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection immediately via phone, fax, and/or email as provided on the Pedicab Accident Report.

For resources to help your business open, operate, and grow, visit nyc.gov/business.

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