NYC street obstruction bonds.
$1,025 flat. 51–100 locations.
The City of New York requires a street obstruction bond from permittees who occupy the public way. For 51–100 locations the bond amount is $100,000 — the price you see is the price you pay: $1,025 flat, set by our carrier's rate book for this tier, with no credit check.
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How much does an NYC street obstruction bond cost?
$1,025 at the $100,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
Street obstruction bonds at this tier issue fast. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Your business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with NYC DOT
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Department of Transportation for your street obstruction permits. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the street obstruction bond guarantees
The City of New York, through the Department of Transportation, licenses contractors to obstruct or occupy the public street and sidewalk — for staging, sheds, scaffolding, and similar. The City conditions those permits on a street obstruction bond, with the amount tiered to how many locations you hold.
For permittees with 51 to 100 locations, the bond amount is $100,000. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of New York (the obligee). If you damage the street or fail to restore an obstructed location, the City can recover against the bond.
This bond carries a statutory renewal date — it renews on a December 31 cycle (12/31/2026, 12/31/2027, or 12/31/2028) depending on the term you select. It is not insurance for you: if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $100,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The bond runs to December 31 whatever day you buy; the premium covers the period to that date.
Renewal falls on the statutory date, December 31, in the year your term ends.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with NYC DOT. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with the Department of Transportation for your street obstruction permits. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $1,025 at the $100,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. No credit check. Note the statutory December 31 renewal.
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$1,025 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.