NYC street obstruction bonds.
$300. Five minutes.
The City of New York requires a $10,000 bond per location for a street-obstruction permit through the Department of Transportation. Ours is $300 flat — 3% of the bond amount, identical for every applicant. The application is five minutes.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Permit bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Permit bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with NYC DOT
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with your NYC DOT street-obstruction permit application. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
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$10,000 bond × 3% = $300, one-time per term, per location. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A street-obstruction bond is a public-right-of-way restoration guarantee. When you obstruct a New York City street — staging, a container, scaffolding, or other obstruction — the city wants a financial backstop that the street will be restored and any damage repaired.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of New York (the obligee), with NYC DOT administering the permit. If the obstruction damages the roadway or the permit conditions are violated, the city can recover against the $10,000 bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. This bond covers one location; additional locations are bonded separately.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one. This bond covers one location.
Start the application →Common questions.
If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.
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Finish your NYC street obstruction permit today.
$300 flat per location, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.