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For health and safety reasons, the DCA Licensing Center and NYC Small Business Support Center cannot serve walk-ins, but you can schedule an appointment.

Email

Email LicensingAppointments@dca.nyc.gov

By Phone

Call (212) 436-0441 (Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM).

Online Services Available

You can:

  • Use online services to get an application or to apply for or renew a license
  • Contact a representative by email or phone

See sections below.

You can update your business information online or download a form to fill out and mail to the Department of Finance from their website.

New York State registration requirements include:

  • Partnerships must register with the County Clerk's Office where the business is located.
  • A sole proprietorship (under a name other than your own, such as a trade name or an assumed name or "doing business as") must register with the County Clerk's Office where the business is located.
  • Corporations must register with the Secretary of State, Department of State, in Albany.

Federal Employer ID Number (EIN)  

By federal law, corporations, partnerships, and certain sole proprietorships must have an Employer Identification Number (EIN) to use as a taxpayer identification number. No additional identifying number is required to do business in New York City; the EIN assigned by the IRS is accepted.

To apply for an EIN, use Federal Form SS-4, which is available online.

Online

Visit the Department of Finance website.

Visit the Department of State's website.

By Phone

Call 311 for assistance.

Businesses licensed by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) must get approval from DCA when relocating. If you do not report the change of address, you are breaking the law and may get fined for every day you fail to make the update. 

Some types of businesses must submit additional documentation, and some must submit a new application when they relocate.

You can submit a Change of Address request in person at the DCA Licensing Center. You may also be able to submit your request online using the DCA Business Toolbox.

Online

Submit your Change of Address or Name request for your business.

In Person

Department of Consumer Affairs
DCA Licensing Center (Lobby)
42 Broadway
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

By Phone

Call 311 for assistance.

If your Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA)-licensed business changed its business or trade ("doing business as") name, you must report the change to the DCA. You may get fined for every day that you do not make the update. 

You can submit a Change of Name request in person at the DCA Licensing Center. You can also submit your request online

You can submit a business name change request to the DCA only after you have:

  • Filed a Certificate of Amendment with the New York State Department of State and received approval. 
  • Obtained an updated business certificate based on your business's legal structure.

Online

Submit your Change of Address or Name request for your business.

In Person

Department of Consumer Affairs
DCA Licensing Center (Lobby)
42 Broadway
Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

By Phone

Call 311 for assistance.

If you operate one of the businesses listed below, you must submit a new application if you relocate the business:

  • Amusement Arcade
  • Amusement Device (Permanent, Portable, Temporary)
  • Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer
  • Commercial Lessor
  • Gaming Café
  • Garage, Parking Lot, Combo Garage and Parking Lot
  • Home Improvement Contractor
  • Newsstand
  • Secondhand Dealer Auto
  • Sidewalk Café
  • Tobacco Retail Dealer

  • Agency: New York State Department of State
  • Phone Number: (518) 473-2492
  • Business Hours: Monday - Friday: 9 AM - 5 PM

The following types of businesses are licensed by DCA:

  • Amusement Arcades
  • Amusement Devices (permanent, portable, temporary)
  • Auction Houses
  • Auctioneers
  • Bingo Game Operators and Commercial Lessors
  • Booting Companies 
  • Car Washes
  • Dealers in Products for the Disabled 
  • Debt Collection Agencies 
  • Electronic and Home Appliance Service Dealers 
  • Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealers
  • Electronics Stores 
  • Employment Agencies 
  • Games of Chance 
  • Gaming Cafes
  • Garages and Parking Lots 
  • General Vendors and Distributors 
  • Home Improvement Contractors
  • Horse Drawn Cab Owners and Drivers 
  • Laundries (industrial, industrial delivery, retail) 
  • Locksmiths and Apprentices 
  • Newsstands (all types) 
  • Pawnbrokers 
  • Pedicab Businesses and Drivers
  • Process Serving Agencies and Process Server Individuals
  • Scale Dealers and Repairers 
  • Scrap Metal Processors 
  • Secondhand Dealers of Automobiles 
  • Secondhand Dealers 
  • Sidewalk Cafes 
  • Sightseeing Buses and Guides 
  • Special Sales 
  • Stoop Line Stands 
  • Storage Warehouses 
  • Temporary Street Fair Vendors
  • Ticket Seller Businesses and Individuals
  • Tobacco Retail Dealers
  • Tow Truck Companies and Tow Truck Drivers

Online

Find out more about DCA License Industries.

By Phone

Call 311 for assistance.

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