By law, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has conducted a review of Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer licenses in each Community District to determine if the number of current licenses has fallen below the Community District cap.
DCWP determined that the following Community Districts have available licenses:
|
Bronx 1 | 3 |
Bronx 3 | 2 |
Bronx 4 | 4 |
Bronx 7 | 6 |
Brooklyn 5 | 4 |
Brooklyn 16 | 1 |
Manhattan 10 | 5 |
Manhattan 12 | 3 |
DCWP will conduct a lottery for the available licenses in these Community Districts only.
The period to apply for the lottery begins May 1, 2024 and ends May 31, 2024. DCWP must receive the completed lottery application by 5 PM on May 31.
Get an Application
Visit the DCWP website.
Apply
To apply online, visit nyc.gov/BusinessToolbox.
To apply in person, you must first schedule an appointment. Email LicensingAppointments@dcwp.nyc.gov or call (212) 436-0441.
What Happens Next
At the close of the lottery application period, DCWP will assign each accepted lottery application a randomized computer-generated priority number.
If the number of accepted lottery applications exceeds the number of available licenses in a Community District, DCWP will issue offers to apply for the license in the order of the assigned priority numbers.
If you apply for the lottery, DCWP will mail and email, if provided, a letter stating either:
- You are receiving an offer to apply for an Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer license and confirming next steps.
- You were not randomly selected to apply for an Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer license.
If you receive an offer to apply for an Electronic Cigarette Retail Dealer license, you must comply with all licensing requirements within 65 days of the date you received DCWP’s offer or the offer will become void.