Pursuant to Section 20-251 of the New York City Administrative Code and Section 2-426a of Title 6 of the Rules of the City of New York, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has conducted an annual review of pedicab registrations and found that the number of registration plates issued has fallen below 840. As set forth below, DCWP will begin accepting applications for pedicab registration plates to fill any vacancies up to the legal limit of 850.
Application Period:
DCWP will accept applications for pedicab registration plates for 20 business days from the date of publication of this Notice, which makes the Application Period May 1, 2025 to May 28, 2025.
DCWP will not consider applications submitted after the Application Period.
Application Submission Guidelines:
- DCWP will only accept online submission of the DCWP-approved application, which is available at nyc.gov/BusinessToolbox.
- All applications must be completed and submitted by 5:00 p.m. on May 28, 2025.
- DCWP will accept only one application from each applicant.
- You can submit the application even if you are not a currently licensed Pedicab Business, but you must obtain a valid Pedicab Business license before DCWP will issue a registration plate.
- DCWP will not accept applications from any licensees that have been assigned the legal limit of 30 registration plates already.
Selection Process:
- At the close of the Application Period, DCWP will assign each accepted application a “Priority Number” using a computer-generated random number selection program.
o If there are more applicants than available registration plates, DCWP will make offers to applicants in order of Priority Number.
o If there are more available registration plates than applications, DCWP will offer each applicant one plate, with the possibility of applying for more than one plate. - DCWP will notify all eligible applicants, in writing, of the opportunity to apply for a registration plate. Within 45 days of receiving that notice, an applicant must prove that its pedicab complies with all New York City laws and rules governing pedicab registration, including passing a pedicab inspection.
- If an applicant fails to comply with all of the registration requirements within the allotted time, DCWP’s offer to that applicant will become void, DCWP will remove the applicant from the application pool, and DCWP will offer the opportunity to the applicant with the next Priority Number.
Pedicab Registration Plate Lottery 2025
The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has conducted an annual review of pedicab registrations and found that the number of registration plates issued has fallen below 840. On May 1, 2025, DCWP published a notice about issuing new pedicab registration plates in The City Record.