[Permit System; Administration.]
55 RCNY § 10-06
in effect§ 10-06 [Permit System; Administration.]
These procedures shall be administered by the Police Department, on behalf of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services and the Department of Parks and Recreation. In administering these procedures, the following permit system will apply:
a. Applicants shall submit fully executed permit applications in a form prescribed by the Police Department to a designated office or division of the Police Department, which will process applications in the order they are received. In the event that multiple applications are received for the same time period, permits will be considered in the order of receipt of fully executed applications.
b. Applications shall be granted or denied within 10 business days of the Police Department's receipt of the application. Applications filed within 10 business days of a proposed covered activity shall be processed as expeditiously as possible. In the case of applications made two business days or less before the proposed covered activity and in the absence of exigent circumstances which prevented the applicant from earlier seeking a permit, the application may be denied where the size or nature of the activity reasonably requires an additional police presence and there is insufficient time to make such presence available. In this event, the applicant will be informed of alternative locations or times for the covered activity.
c. Permits may be denied on the following grounds:
(i) A permit has previously been granted to another applicant for a covered activity for the date and time requested.
(ii) It reasonably appears that the covered activity will present a clear and present danger to the public safety, good order or health.
(iii) The application proposes activities which would be in violation of law or regulation.
(iv) An event enumerated in 55 RCNY § 10-02 was previously calendared for the same date and time.
(v) The Police Department determines that the proposed covered activity conflicts with security needs anticipated for the time and place of the proposed activity. In the event that a permit is denied under paragraphs (i), (iv) or (v), the applicant will be informed of alternative locations or times available for the covered activity.
d. Covered activities are subject to the following additional limitations:
(i) Applicants for permits that are issued in error because an event enumerated in 55 RCNY § 10-02 had previously been calendared or a permit had previously been granted for another covered activity will be notified and provided with a reasonable opportunity to conduct the covered activity at an alternative location or an alternative time.
(ii) No permit will authorize the erection or placement of structures.
(iii) Permits shall authorize only one covered activity by one permit holder at a time.
(iv) Permits shall extend for a period of not more than three hours.
e. Permits may be revoked prior to the scheduled covered activity under the following circumstances: (i) unanticipated security needs or other exigent circumstances; or (ii) information comes to the attention of the Police Department which indicates that the proposed activity reasonably presents a clear and present danger to the public safety, good order or health. Revocations of previously granted permits which occur at least 10 days prior to the covered activity shall be made in writing.
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/0-0-0-86984Fetched: 10/24/2026