Cash Payment Refusal · NYC311

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You can file a complaint about a store in New York City that refuses cash payments. This includes businesses that sell food, such as restaurants and mobile food vendors.

Cash means U.S. paper currency and coins. Stores must accept cash unless they have a machine to convert cash to a prepaid card. They cannot charge more for paying in cash.

Report cash payment refusal by a:

Arcade

Art supply store

Barber shop, beauty salon, or nail salon

Bodega, deli, or convenience store

Car wash

Carpet and flooring business

Clothing, shoe, or accessories store

Dealer in products for disabilities

Department store or megastore

Drug store or pharmacy

Dry cleaner

Electronics or appliance repair

Electronics store

Employment agency

Funeral home

Furniture store

Gaming cafe

Garage or parking lot

Gas station convenience store

General vendor

Gift, novelty, or souvenir store

Hardware store

Home appliance store

Jewelry store

Laundromat

Mobile food vendor

Moving company

Newsstand

Office supply or stationery store

Pawnbroker

Pedicab

Pest control services

Pet store

Printing services

Restaurant

Scrap metal processor

Shipping company

Smoking, cigar, or vape store

Supermarket or grocery store

Tow truck company

Used car dealer

Used goods dealer

Used gun dealer

Wholesale food market

Other store