FREE help from NYC Small Business Services through their NYC BEST program. They can help you with getting your permits, being compliant, visit your storefront and run through a checklist of how to get it right before you are inspected and more.
Through NYC BEST, you will be connected to a single point person to help you:
Get Licenses and Permits Faster
- Understand City rules and requirements
- Work with City agencies to get licenses and permits faster
Avoid/Reduce Fines and Violations
- Prepare for inspections
- Fix issues before an inspector walks through your door
- Understand violations you’ve received and help address them
Our relationships with City and State regulatory agencies and utilities makes the difference. NYC BEST is your one-stop resource for working with the following:
- Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY)
- NYC Department of Buildings (DOB)
- NYC Department of Consumer & Worker Protection (DCWP)
- NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
- NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)
- NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY)
- NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets
- NYS Department of Financial Services
- NYS Liquor Authority
- Con Edison
- National Grid
Connect with NYC BEST: 888-SBS-4NYC (888-727-4692)
*Services are available in multiple language
Small Business Advocates
The NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS)’s Small Business Advocates make it easier for you to start, operate, and grow your storefront business in New York City without delay.
| Food Establishments | Retail |
| Restaurants, bars, cafes, pizza and ice cream shops, supermarkets, bodegas, deli, grocery stores, fish and meat markets | Apparel, hardware, pharmacy, flower shop, bookstore, laundromat and dry cleaners, salons and personal care, shoe repair |
