The New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) License Applications Dataset provides a detailed record of licensing activity within the city, encompassing applications for new licenses, renewals, and those that have been denied or withdrawn. This dataset offers valuable insights into the regulatory processes that support compliance and fair business practices across New York City. It serves as an essential tool for understanding trends in licensing, aiding researchers, policymakers, and business owners in analyzing the city’s economic and regulatory landscape.
Each record in the dataset includes important information such as the Application Number, License Type, and the current status of the application (e.g., pending, issued, denied). It also provides details about associated license numbers for successful applications, facilitating cross-referencing with other related datasets like the DCWP Issued Licenses Dataset. This connection enables a deeper exploration of licensed entities and their compliance histories, fostering transparency in regulatory processes.
The dataset spans a variety of license types, reflecting the diverse range of businesses regulated by the DCWP—from small vendors and retail stores to large-scale service providers. Updated regularly, it captures both historical and ongoing application activities, enabling longitudinal studies of business trends in the city. The inclusion of application statuses further supports monitoring of procedural efficiency and areas for administrative improvement.
By offering a centralized repository of license application data, the dataset highlights the DCWP’s commitment to fostering an equitable and transparent business environment. It empowers consumers to make informed choices, supports businesses in navigating compliance, and provides public officials with actionable data for improving licensing systems. This resource not only promotes accountability but also contributes to the vitality of New York City’s economic ecosystem.
The dataset on license applications from the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) offers a wealth of insights, with a total of about 51,500 records. These applications span various license categories, with the most common being Home Improvement Contractor, which accounts for approximately 18% of all records, followed by Secondhand Dealer - General at nearly 8%. Other notable categories include Temporary Street Fair Vendor Permit and Tobacco Retail Dealer, each contributing roughly 8% and 7.7%, respectively. This distribution underscores the diversity of economic activities regulated by the DCWP.
The application statuses in the dataset highlight the outcomes of these processes. Over 56% of applications have been approved, while about 38% are marked as closed. Other statuses include denied (almost 3%) and additional information requested (1.5%), providing transparency into the lifecycle of license applications. These statuses reflect the administrative efforts in processing a large volume of requests efficiently.
From a temporal perspective, submissions are distributed across recent years, with 2023 accounting for more than 61% of the applications and 2024 for nearly 39%. This temporal breakdown allows for year-over-year comparisons and analysis of trends in business licensing activity, offering useful insights into shifts in economic engagement or regulatory changes.
Geographically, the dataset provides a snapshot of licensing activity across boroughs, with Queens leading at 15.5%, followed by Brooklyn (14.9%) and Manhattan (11.9%). Additionally, records indicate substantial activity from businesses in the Bronx, Staten Island, and even entities located outside New York City. Within the boroughs, specific neighborhoods and zip codes emerge as hotspots for license applications, such as Brooklyn with nearly 24% of the total applications.
In summary, this dataset is an invaluable tool for understanding the licensing ecosystem of New York City. Its comprehensive scope—from license categories and statuses to geographic and temporal distributions—provides a rich foundation for exploring business activity and regulatory dynamics in one of the world's most vibrant cities.
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Stats on Businesses by License Category
License Category | Businesses | Percent |
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Home Improvement Contractor | 9471 | 18.38% |
Secondhand Dealer - General | 4090 | 7.94% |
Temporary Street Fair Vendor Permit | 4055 | 7.87% |
Tobacco Retail Dealer | 3949 | 7.66% |
Sightseeing Guide | 3328 | 6.46% |
Tow Truck Driver | 2912 | 5.65% |
Locksmith | 2471 | 4.80% |
Garage & Parking Lot | 2144 | 4.16% |
General Vendor | 2089 | 4.05% |
Electronic Cigarette Dealer | 2001 | 3.88% |
Stoop Line Stand | 1982 | 3.85% |
Pedicab Driver | 1778 | 3.45% |
Electronics Store | 1756 | 3.41% |
Electronic & Home Appliance Service Dealer | 1406 | 2.73% |
Debt Collection Agency | 1250 | 2.43% |
Dealer In Products For The Disabled | 1193 | 2.32% |
Ticket Seller Individual | 925 | 1.80% |
Process Server Individual | 730 | 1.42% |
Pawnbroker | 577 | 1.12% |
Pedicab Business | 553 | 1.07% |
Stats on Businesses by Application Status
Application Status | Businesses | Percent |
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Approved | 28937 | 56.17% |
Closed | 19528 | 37.90% |
Denied | 1493 | 2.90% |
Additional Info | 764 | 1.48% |
Withdrawn | 270 | 0.52% |
TOL Issued | 225 | 0.44% |
Submitted | 213 | 0.41% |
FRU AIR Requeste | 81 | 0.16% |
Stats on Businesses by Submission Year
Submission Year | Businesses | Percent |
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2024 | 19879 | 38.58% |
2023 | 31642 | 61.42% |
Stats on Businesses by Borough
Borough | Businesses | Percent |
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Queens | 6850 | 15.50% |
Brooklyn | 6586 | 14.90% |
Manhattan | 5265 | 11.91% |
Bronx | 3186 | 7.21% |
Outside NYC | 1874 | 4.24% |
Staten Island | 1522 | 3.44% |
City | Businesses | Percent |
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BROOKLYN | 10540 | 23.84% |
NEW YORK | 8041 | 18.19% |
BRONX | 5356 | 12.12% |
STATEN ISLAND | 2153 | 4.87% |
JAMAICA | 1197 | 2.71% |
FLUSHING | 1132 | 2.56% |
ASTORIA | 774 | 1.75% |
CORONA | 462 | 1.05% |
WOODSIDE | 387 | 0.88% |
LONG ISLAND CITY | 365 | 0.83% |
RIDGEWOOD | 331 | 0.75% |
ELMHURST | 327 | 0.74% |
YONKERS | 312 | 0.71% |
JACKSON HEIGHTS | 301 | 0.68% |
OZONE PARK | 301 | 0.68% |
FOREST HILLS | 268 | 0.61% |
EAST ELMHURST | 237 | 0.54% |
REGO PARK | 220 | 0.50% |
SOUTH RICHMOND HILL | 207 | 0.47% |
QUEENS VILLAGE | 201 | 0.45% |
Zip | Businesses | Percent |
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11235 | 593 | 1.34% |
11214 | 527 | 1.19% |
11385 | 523 | 1.18% |
10036 | 520 | 1.18% |
11368 | 492 | 1.11% |
10019 | 470 | 1.06% |
11229 | 459 | 1.04% |
11220 | 459 | 1.04% |
11223 | 453 | 1.02% |
11230 | 436 | 0.99% |
11218 | 424 | 0.96% |
11377 | 421 | 0.95% |
11234 | 417 | 0.94% |
11372 | 386 | 0.87% |
10314 | 361 | 0.82% |
11101 | 359 | 0.81% |
10001 | 352 | 0.80% |
10467 | 341 | 0.77% |
11236 | 339 | 0.77% |
11226 | 331 | 0.75% |
Address: 9321 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11212 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2097871-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 2071 Clove Road, Staten Island, NY 10304 Telephone: 7187208380 License Type: Premises License#: 2031309-2-DCA License Category: Tobacco Retail Dealer Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 1624 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029 Telephone: 9176823905 License Type: Premises License#: 2098154-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 1690 Gleason Ave, Bronx, NY 10472 Telephone: 7188613950 License Type: Premises License#: 2058398-2-DCA License Category: Tobacco Retail Dealer Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 2243 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11214 Telephone: 917-593-1183 License Type: Premises License#: 2028009-DCA License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-28 Application Status: Submitted |
Address: 4320 34th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 Telephone: (917) 293-1750 License Type: Premises License Category: Tobacco Retail Dealer Submission: 2024-11-25 Application Status: Submitted |
Address: 14055 Riveredge Dr, Ste 400, Tampa, FL 33637 Telephone: (866) 367-9942 License Type: Premises License#: 2087966-DCA License Category: Debt Collection Agency Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 6767 Amboy Rd, Staten Island, NY 10309 Telephone: 7189840805 License Type: Premises License#: 0813082-DCA License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 7909 Flatlands Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11236 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2025192-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 312 Lowell Ave, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Telephone: 9176869550 License Type: Premises License#: 1355532-DCA License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-26 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 125 E Burnside Ave, Bronx, NY 10453 Telephone: (914) 258-6968 License Type: Premises License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Application Status: Submitted |
Address: 559 West 158 Street, New York, NY 10032 Telephone: 212-795-0078 License Type: Premises License#: 2022526-2-DCA License Category: Tobacco Retail Dealer Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 658 Forest Ave, Staten Island, NY 10310 Telephone: 7184420004 License Type: Premises License#: 1467710-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 948 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226 License Type: Premises License Category: Stoop Line Stand Submission: 2024-11-25 Application Status: Submitted |
Address: 4502 Greenpoint Ave, Long Island City, NY 11104 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2115625-DCWP License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 2311 Mermaid Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11224 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Application Status: Submitted |
Address: 2407 2 Avenue, New York, NY 10035 Telephone: (917) 863-4345 License Type: Premises License#: 2098167-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 4024 College Point Blvd, Unit K2-A, Flushing, NY 11354 Telephone: 7187628866 License Type: Premises License#: 2108529-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 5522 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220 Telephone: (646) 752-3531 License Type: Premises License Category: Stoop Line Stand Submission: 2024-11-24 Application Status: Submitted |
Address: 3026 Laconia Ave, Bronx, NY 10469 Telephone: 718-772-8498 License Type: Premises License#: 1445932-DCA License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-23 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 10855 157th St, Jamaica, NY 11433 Telephone: 7187398188 License Type: Premises License#: 2114484-2-DCA License Category: Tobacco Retail Dealer Submission: 2024-11-27 Closed: 2024-11-28 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 1 Kosciuszko Street, Brooklyn, NY 11205 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 1416351-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 2002 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10029 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2119739-DCWP License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 2018 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2097863-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 4035 21 Street, Long Is City, NY 11101 Telephone: 5516660009 License Type: Premises License#: 2096844-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 2353 Beaumont Ave, Apt E11, Bronx, NY 10458 Telephone: 9293853675 License Type: Premises License#: 2105516-DCA License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 268 New Dorp Lane, Staten Island, NY 10306 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2108079-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 4712 Junction Blvd, Ste A, Corona, NY 11368 Telephone: 718-606-6700 License Type: Premises License#: 2001080-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-23 Closed: 2024-11-24 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 81 E 161st St, Bronx, NY 10451 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2109770-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 318 E 149th St, Bronx, NY 10451 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2097874-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 40 N Van Brunt St, Ste 25, Englewood, NJ 07631 Telephone: 9173284580 License Type: Premises License#: 2011569-DCA License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-25 Application Status: Additional Info |
Address: 3920 Broadway, Frnt 2, New York, NY 10032 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2110286-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 1611 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11207 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2097862-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 6143 186th St, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 Telephone: 7187859633 License Type: Premises License#: 2000971-DCA License Category: Dealer In Products For The Disabled Submission: 2024-11-26 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 1993 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10032 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2109767-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 2010 Bath Ave, Fl 2, Brooklyn, NY 11214 Telephone: 7184196251 License Type: Premises License#: 2122850-DCWP License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 170 Frank Ln, Paramus, NJ 07652 License Type: Premises License#: 2026169-DCA License Category: Dealer In Products For The Disabled Submission: 2024-11-26 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 13407 230th St, Laurelton, NY 11413 Telephone: 7183411200 License Type: Premises License#: 1307755-DCA; 1379879-DCA License Category: Electronic & Home Appliance Service Dealer; Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-23 Closed: 2024-11-24 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 1787 Veterans Hwy, Ste 32, Islandia, NY 11749 Telephone: 3474010590 License Type: Premises License#: 2110651-DCA License Category: Debt Collection Agency Submission: 2024-11-26 Closed: 2024-11-28 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 194 Gordon St, Staten Island, NY 10304 Telephone: 7186647981 License Type: Premises License#: 2099333-DCA License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: Brooklyn, NY 11229 License Type: Individual License#: 2111107-DCA License Category: Tow Truck Driver Submission: 2024-11-28 Application Status: Submitted |
Address: 5609 Broadway, Bronx, NY 10463 Telephone: 5516660009 License Type: Premises License#: 2096843-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 10949 123rd St, South Ozone Park, NY 11420 Telephone: (347) 605-4120 License Type: Premises License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-25 Application Status: Submitted |
Address: 3201a White Plains Rd, Bronx, NY 10467 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2109769-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-27 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 4839 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL 60630 Telephone: (773) 283-7500 License Type: Premises License#: 2097545-DCA License Category: Debt Collection Agency Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 377 Andrew Ave, East Meadow, NY 11554 Telephone: 5165688287 License Type: Premises License#: 2105130-DCA License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-25 Application Status: Additional Info |
Address: 2541 Chislehurst Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Telephone: 3106665717 License Type: Premises License#: 2101364-DCA License Category: Debt Collection Agency Submission: 2024-11-24 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 3975 Amboy Road, Staten Island, NY 10308 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2108060-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 4236 White Plains Rd, Bronx, NY 10466 Telephone: (908) 351-5837 License Type: Premises License#: 2109768-DCA License Category: Electronics Store Submission: 2024-11-25 Closed: 2024-11-26 Application Status: Approved |
Address: 2640 E 21st St, Brooklyn, NY 11235 Telephone: (646) 338-0919 License Type: Premises License Category: Home Improvement Contractor Submission: 2024-11-24 Application Status: Additional Info |
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The NYC License Applications dataset includes all license applications processed by the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP). It captures data on applications for licenses that were issued, renewed, denied, withdrawn, or are still pending. Where applicable, it provides corresponding license numbers and links to the DCWP Licenses dataset for further details. This resource is a valuable tool for analyzing licensing trends, business compliance, and city regulatory processes.
Subject | Business |
Jurisdiction | City of New York |
Data Provider | New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP), formerly Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) |
Source | NYC OpenData |