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IMPORTANT NOTICE
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.

Learn about the Tobacco Retail Dealer and Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer License Lottery

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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

Debt Collection Agencies: Read FAQs: New Rules for Debt Collectors

Employment Agencies

General Vendors: Request to Use a Helper | Waiting List Applicants

Horse Drawn Cabs and Drivers

Micromobility Device & Lithium-Ion Battery Dealers:

Uncertified devices can be dangerous. Learn more about the certifications and labels that businesses are required to post.

Mobile Food Vendors: Read FAQs: Specialized Vending Licenses for Mobile Food Vendors

Online Third-Party Food Delivery Services Industry: NYC law regulates online third-party food delivery services and third-party courier services in NYC ("restaurant delivery apps" or “apps") and provides pay and workplace protections for delivery workers.

Read requirements for delivery apps.

Does your restaurant use an app to take customer orders for delivery or pickup? Know your rights and responsibilities.

Pedicab Businesses and Drivers

Pregnancy Services Centers

Process Server Industry

Secondhand Dealers for Catalytic Converters

Temporary Street Fair Vendor Permit:

Effective August 30, 2024, street fair vendors are no longer required to obtain a temporary vendor permit from DCWP. Sponsors of street fairs must still comply with all requirements of the Mayor’s Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO), including providing SAPO with a list of all vendors who are approved to be at the fair. For more information, visit SAPO’s website

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

Pay fines and fees

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.

If your business received a violation for selling cigarettes, tobacco, electronic cigarettes, or other prohibited products to a person under 21, your business will receive:

2 points on your New York State retail dealer’s record OR

1 point on your New York State retail dealer’s record if the employee who made the illegal sale held a valid certificate of completion of a New York State Certified Tobacco Sales Training course.

Please complete and submit the Tobacco Sales Training Program Affirmation Form, which will be reviewed by DCWP.

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.