Check whether an individual holds an active NYC Mobile Food Vendor (MFV) specialized vending license

domain: data.cityofnewyork.us · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Query https://data.cityofnewyork.us/resource/w7w3-xahh.json?business_category=Specialized%20Vending%20License%20-%20MFV on the DCWP 'Issued Licenses' dataset to scope to mobile food vendor records
  2. Add $where on business_name or license_nbr to isolate one licensee
  3. Read license_status (e.g. Active, Expired, Ready for Renewal) and lic_expir_dd for current standing
  4. Read the detail field for vendor sub-type text, e.g. 'Vendor Type: Citywide Specialized Vendor (Yellow)'
  5. Use business_category=General Vendor or General Vendor Distributor instead when the target is a general street vendor rather than a food vendor

Known gotchas

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