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Permit Types
Clean Ups
Clean ups are events held for the purpose of neighborhood improvement. These events must be held by a nonprofit organization, or individual with local relationships within the proposed event location. If you are interested in holding a clean-up in your community, read below for more information and apply online.
When hosting a clean up, keep in mind the following:
- Applications must be submitted 60 days prior to the event
- Nonprofit applicants must provide nonprofit status documentation with the application
- Applicants should have the block/tenant association’s approval before applying
- Clean ups can be no more than 4 hours in duration and are limited to one block for one day
- Rain dates are not permitted
- No fundraising, or sale of goods or services can take place at the clean-up
- You may require additional permits, such as:
- 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
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