OpenPlacesGet the right permits and forms for your event - without guessing.
Describe your event in plain language. We generate a clear checklist of required forms, supporting materials, and next steps - tailored to what you're actually planning.
Built by people who have had to navigate permit chaos firsthand.
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Why OpenPlaces exists
Anyone who's tried to host an event in NYC knows how quickly requirements multiply and how hard it can be to understand what comes first.
Teams bounce between agency sites, PDFs, and permit portals and still worry they missed something critical.
OpenPlaces turns that confusion into a clear, step-by-step process from intake to submission.
We built OpenPlaces to make NYC event permitting accessible, actionable, and predictable so more organizers can launch safe events, faster, and keep the city vibrant and full of events.
Forms it covers
Typical New York City event permits and forms coverage.
Special Event Permit
Alcohol Service Permit
Noise / Amplified Sound Permit
Street / Lane Closure
Food Vendor / Temporary Food Service
Fire / Life Safety Review
Temporary Structures
Electrical / Generator Approval
Insurance / COI Requirements
Security / Police Detail
Sanitation & Waste Plan
Site Plan / Operations Plan
Turn messy requirements into a clean, submit-ready packet
We built this because we know how frustrating event permitting is in the real world. OpenPlaces exists to turn confusing city requirements into one reliable workflow for your team.
- We focus on the details that actually move filings forward
- We surface form questions and required support documents early
- We give your team a clean sequence from intake to submission
Contact OpenPlaces
Are you passionate about this? Or have an event you want to solve? Contact us.
We specialize in New York City event permits and forms.