§ 20-459 New licenses; existing licenses.
AC § 20-459
a. The maximum number of licenses in effect pursuant to this subchapter shall be 853 in addition to the number of licenses granted pursuant to subdivisions c and h of this section. b. A license issued pursuant to this subchapter shall be renewable by the licensee upon its expiration or within sixty days of its expiration provided the licensee meets all other requirements for renewal, provided that the license has not been revoked, and provided that the licensee has not committed violations which could be a basis for license revocation under any provision of this subchapter. c. The commissioner shall make available for application 10,500 additional licenses on January 15, 2027. d.
1.In accordance with procedures to be established by rules of the commissioner, 2,625 of the general vending licenses made available for application under this section shall be designated for use in any borough, and the remaining 7,875 of such general vending licenses shall be designated for use in boroughs outside of Manhattan.
2.A general vendor with a license designated for use in boroughs outside of Manhattan pursuant to this subdivision shall not vend in Manhattan. A general vendor who vends in Manhattan using such a license shall be considered an unlicensed vendor for purposes of section 20-453. e. The commissioner shall open, establish and maintain a new waiting list for the issuance of licenses pursuant to this subchapter to be administered in accordance with the requirements to be established by the rules of the commissioner. The commissioner may by rule limit the number of places on such waiting list, but shall ensure that such waiting list is operative prior to the date on which additional general vendor licenses become available pursuant to subdivision c of this section. f. Persons who have been assigned a priority number by the department to track their application for a general vendor license on a preexisting waiting list maintained pursuant to section 2-319 of title 6 of the rules of the city of New York, shall be given preference on the waiting list established pursuant to subdivision e of this section, and the ordering of such persons on such list shall be based on priority numbers currently assigned to them. g. No persons with two or more convictions of possessing or selling stolen property or trademark counterfeiting pursuant to section 165.40, 165.45, 165.50 or 165.71 of the penal law within two years of the date such persons applies for the waiting list or general vendor license, shall be placed on a waiting list or provided an application for a general vendor license pursuant to this section. h. Where the number of general vending licenses issued pursuant to subdivision c of this section is less than 10,500, the department may make additional licenses available for application such that the total number of licenses issued by July 1, 2031 is up to 11,353. (Am. L.L. 2026/054, 1/29/2026, eff. 1/29/2026; Am. L.L. 2026/059, 1/29/2026, eff. 1/29/2026)
