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    1 Department of Buildings (D.O.B.) website link

    • New buildings
    • Alterations/Conversions
    • Public Assemblies
    • Builders Paving Plan


    2 Fire Department website link

    • Fire Alarms
    • Ansul Systems
    • Fire Protection Plans


    3 Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) website link

    • Site Logistics approvals for New Buildings
    • Sidewalk Closings
    • Street Closings
    • Material in the Roadway
    • Pedestrian Walkways (just to name a few)


    4 Parks Department website link

    • Tree removals / protection


    5 Landmarks Preservation Commission website link

    • Exterior filings
    • Interior Filings
    • Certificate of No Effect
    • Certificate of Appropriateness


    6 Mayors Office for the Handicapped

    *Reconsiderations or waiver requests


    7 Department of Health website link

    • Restaurant Operating Certificate
    • Swimming pools


    8 Revocable Consent website link

    • Enclosed Sidewalk Cafes
    • Distinctive Sidewalks


    9 The Arts Commission website link

    • Sculptures on city property


    10 Consumer Affairs website link

    • Un-enclosed Sidewalk Cafes
    • Special Events permits
    • Community Board Hearings


    11 City Planning Commission (C.P.C.) website link

    • Plaza filings
    • Special Use Permits


    12 Board of Standards and Appeals (B.S.A.) website link

    • Special Use Permits


    13 The Loft Board website link

    • Loft Board Approvals


    14 Housing Preservation & Development ( H.P.D.) website link

    • Violations removed
    • Certificate of No Harassment (S.R.O.)


    15 Environmental Control Board (E.C.B.) website link

    • Construction violations
    • Occupancy violations


    16 Metropolitan Transit Authority (M.T.A.) website link

    • Approvals for work at or near the subway lines


    17 City Surveyors Office

    • Condominium Filings
    • Tax / zoning lot mergers


    18 Borough Presidents Office website link

    • House numbers secured
    • New BIN numbers (Building Identification Numbers)