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Illustration 1: Typical full block front plan showing clear path for curb-line newsstand.
Illustration 2: Illustrative example showing clear path.
Illustration 3: Typical full block front plan showing clear path for property – line newsstand.
Illustration 4: Typical full block front plan showing clearance from corners and curb of streets.
Illustration 5: Typical block front showing clearance from building entrances.
Part 2: Stoop Line Stands
(a) Every stoop line stand must be constructed of wood or some other rigid material and have a lip or barrier on both ends and in front to prevent spillage. A stoop line stand must not be enclosed by any partition that extends to the roof or awning above the stand. No items may be kept in the space allotted for a stoop line stand unless such items are kept on a stoop line stand. The outside surface of a stoop line stand must be kept smooth and free and clear of all projections which might tend to damage the clothing of passing pedestrians or which might cause bodily injury to such pedestrians. No items may be kept on the sidewalk outside of a stoop line stand.
(b) On all sidewalks where the width is twelve feet or less, no stoop line stand shall extend outward from the building line to a point beyond one-third the width of the sidewalk.
(c) A stoop line stand license application may be denied if the Department shows that pedestrian traffic movement or public safety or convenience would be significantly impeded by the presence of the stand or that the area is not zoned for retail commercial uses.
(d) A stoop line stand which uses ice or water in its display of food or flowers must be constructed and maintained in a fashion such that ice or water does not escape from the stand to the sidewalk. The sidewalk adjacent to the stand must at all times be kept free of such ice or water.
(e) Payment for merchandise sold or displayed at a stoop line stand may only be accepted inside of the store adjacent to the stoop line stand.
(f) A stoop line stand licensee and his or her employees or agents may not use such stoop line stand or the sidewalk adjacent thereto for the preparation of any articles sold or displayed at such stoop line stand, including, but not limited to, the washing, trimming, or bunching of fruit, vegetables, or flowers; the packaging of fruit salad; or the blending of smoothies or juices.
(g) A licensee shall not display or offer for sale on its stoop line stand any item that is not specifically listed as an item that may be sold or displayed on a stoop line stand in § 20-233(b) of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York.
(h) A stoop line stand license must be held by the same entity listed on the certificate of authority for the store located behind the stoop line stand. If the store located behind the stoop line stand does not hold a certificate of authority, a stoop line stand license must be held by the same entity operating the store located behind such stand.
(Amended City Record 9/29/2020, eff. 10/29/2020)
Subchapter H: Sightseeing Guides
A receipt containing the following information must be issued to each consumer purchasing a ticket for a sightseeing tour: the name, address, telephone and license numbers of the sightseeing guide conducting the tour or the name, address and telephone number of the sightseeing tour organization sponsoring or arranging the tour; the date the ticket was purchased; the specific tour it was purchased for; and the total price for the tour.
No sightseeing guide shall enter into any agreement to solicit the patronage of any consumer for any business, nor shall any sightseeing guide receive any commission, rebate or any money whatsoever directly or indirectly from any person or business in exchange for conducting or directing consumers to such person or business.
(a) Each person who applies on or after the effective date of this rule for a sightseeing guide license pursuant to § 20-243 of the Administrative Code of the City of New York shall be required to pass a professional examination administered under the supervision of the Commissioner in accordance with § 20-244(d) of the Administrative Code of the City of New York prior to the issuance such license.
(b) Each person who applies for a renewal of a sightseeing guide license that is current on or before the effective date of this rule shall be required to pass a professional examination administered under the supervision of the Commissioner in accordance with § 20-244(d) of such Code prior to such renewal of such license.
(c) Each person holding a currently valid license issued pursuant § 20-243 of such code shall be required to take a professional examination administered under the supervision of the Commissioner in accordance with § 20-244(d) of such Code before the next renewal of such license whenever such renewal occurs three or more months after the commissioner announces that the test administered pursuant to § 20-244(d) has been substantially revised.
(d) The qualifying examination for sightseeing guide licenses shall be offered on or before 2:00 p.m. each day the office is open for business. Applicants who fail the examination may retake the examination.
(e) An applicant shall pay an examination fee of fifty dollars ($50), and such applicant who fails such examination shall be entitled to retake it once without paying an additional fee.
(f) A person holding a currently valid sightseeing license on the effective date of this rule can apply to take the professional examination at any time on or before the renewal date following the effective date of this rule without paying the examination fee specified in subdivision (e). Such person may retake the test one time without paying such fee, but shall thereafter be required to pay the examination fee as provided in such subdivision.
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