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SAPO, CECM outline permit tiers, fees and eApply overhaul at CB2 meeting
Summary
City permitting staff told Community Board 2 that event applications average 8,300 annually citywide, with roughly 6,300 approvals and about 300 high‑impact events; SAPO warned that celebrity or influencer presence can change a permit tier and previewed website and eApply improvements to guide applicants.
City permitting staff on April 2026 told Community Board 2's Street Activities & Resiliency Committee that the City processes thousands of street‑use and plaza permits yearly and is rolling out tools to reduce applicant confusion.
"Citywide event coordination management supports all applicants as they plan their upcoming events," Paresh Patel, director of operations for Citywide Event Coordination & Management, told the committee, outlining CECM's role as an interagency coordinator for NYPD, DOT, Parks, Film and others. Patel said the system receives roughly 8,300 applications a year and approves about 6,300, with roughly 300 classified as high‑impact (parades, marathons, fireworks and large concerts).
Shanique Mecham, who identified herself as director of the Street Activity…
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