License Application Requirements.
6 RCNY § 2-63
in effect§ 2-63 License Application Requirements.
(a) Documents to be submitted for DCWP, DOT, PDC or LPC and Community Board review. The application for a license to maintain and operate a newsstand must include the following documents:
(1) Applications for newsstand licenses shall be made on forms approved by DCWP.
(2) Site plan at 1/4" = 1' scale on paper no larger than 11" x 17", showing all items for which clearance requirements are set forth in 6 RCNY § 2-65, within 25 feet of either side of the proposed newsstand location. The site plan must indicate the dimensions of the proposed newsstand and the distance from each listed obstruction. All plans, elevations and details that form a part of the application must be clearly labeled and drawn to scale, and such plans must give all necessary measurements to locate a proposed newsstand in relation to curb lines, property lines and buildings including entrances, marquees, canopies, fixed awnings, standpipes or siamese connections, other projections from buildings, fixed planters, planting beds, distinctive sidewalks or landscape treatments, sidewalk cafes, stoopline stands, bus stop shelters, bus stop zones, elevated railroad structures, parking meters, access plates, ventilation and other grills, and all other street obstructions listed in 6 RCNY § 2-65. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of this section concerning newsstands to be constructed by a franchisee, plans that are required for review by PDC or LPC must be accurately drawn to scale, with elevations and cross-sections, as detailed in this subdivision (a).
(3) Two sets of photographs (5" × 7" or larger) taken within 30 calendar days prior to submission from eye-level (approximately 5 feet high) showing existing street obstructions and views that would be obstructed by placement of the newsstand, taken in both directions parallel to the curb line (2 photographs), and the elevation of the facade of the building(s) or landscaping facing the site where the newsstand would be located indicating street obstructions and all entrances on the block-face to every building within 25 feet of either side of the proposed newsstand, taken perpendicular to the curb line. The applicant should take as many photographs as necessary to explain the location. At least one photograph should indicate the approximate outline of the plan of the proposed newsstand on the sidewalk. Photographs that do not reflect the current streetscape will not be accepted.
(4) Permission must be obtained in writing from the property owner(s) for any newsstand located within 3 feet of their property. This permission must be signed by the property owner(s) before a notary public. This requirement applies to new applications for both curb-line and property-line newsstands within 3 feet of any part of the private property, including but not limited to fixed awnings, marquees, canopies, or any other overhead building projection or fixtures that may extend from the property.
(b) Applications for newsstands to be constructed by franchisee. An applicant for a license to operate a newsstand to be constructed by a franchisee must select the size and interior accessories that are available, pursuant to the franchise and must indicate his or her selection in the application. Both new and replacement newsstands are limited to the sizes that are available, pursuant to the franchisee.
(c) DCWP may waive the requirements of subdivisions a and b of this section where an application is submitted pursuant to paragraph 13 of subdivision a of 6 RCNY § 2-64 for a license to maintain and operate an existing franchise newsstand.
(Amended City Record 7/26/2018, eff. 8/25/2018; amended City Record 8/15/2024, eff. 9/14/2024)
Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCrules/0-0-0-16078Fetched: 10/24/2026