This data set features businesses/individuals holding a DCA license so that they may legally operate in New York City. Note: Sightseeing guides and temporary street fair vendors are not included in this data set.

This data set features license applications received during the last and current calendar years, including applications where a license was issued, denied, withdrawn, or remains pending. For a list of legally operating businesses, please refer to the DCA – Legally Operating Businesses data set. This data set is updated on a weekly basis.

This data set features DCA inspections during the last and current calendar years to ensure compliance with local consumer protection and licensing laws, and State and federal regulations.

This data set features consumer complaints against businesses that were mediated by the DCA Consumer Services Division during the last and current calendar years. It excludes complaints that may have ongoing legal investigations.

This dataset features detailed information about sidewalk café license applications and, if applicable, issued licenses.

This data set features DCA-issued charges during the last and current calendar years to ensure compliance with local consumer protection and licensing laws, and State and federal regulations.

This dataset features detailed information about DCA inspections of scales, measuring devices, pricing, and other equipment.

This data set features a monthly snapshot of customer service information at the DCA Licensing Center.

This is a list of the Department of Consumer Affairs, Office of Financial Empowerment Financial Empowerment Centers includes information on the provider, host site, address, hours of operations, languages spoken on-site, and more specific data about the location.

The OATH Hearings Division Case Status dataset contains information about alleged public safety and quality of life violations that are filed and adjudicated through the City’s administrative law court, the NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) and provides information about the infraction charged, decision outcome, payments, amounts and fees relating to the case. The summonses listed in this dataset are issued and filed at the OATH Hearings Division by City enforcement agencies.

The OATH Trials Division dataset contains information about a diverse range of complex administrative law matters that are filed by city agencies, boards, and commissions and adjudicated by OATH Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) at the New York City Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Trials Division.

Such matters include civil service disciplinary and disability cases, city contract disputes, license revocation proceedings, prevailing wage proceedings, discrimination cases, loft law proceedings, Krimstock cases, where car owners seek return of vehicle seized during an arrest, campaign finance law and conflicts of interest law cases, alleged violations of consumer protection laws, and fair work week and paid sick leave laws.

The Trials Division dataset includes those closed cases where litigants appear before the Trials Division for trial and where an OATH Administrative Law Judge has issued a decision. By law or by agency rule, the OATH ALJ issues final decisions in Krimstock cases, contract disputes and most cases brought by the Department of Consumer Affairs. In all other cases, the OATH ALJ issues a recommended decision which is subject to final action and determination by the filing agency's Agency Head. If an appeal is filed, the dataset provides the date of the appeal action that occurs after the final determination.

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