Following are links to great resources if you are planning a store in New York City:
Boot Up NYC (Entrepreneurial Support Services):
National Retail Federation (Advocacy, Education and Communications for Retailers of All Sizes):
New York Business and Commercial Lawyers:
New York Business Development Council:
New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA Licensing):
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dca/html/business/business.shtml
New York City Department of Consumer Affairs (Other Business Information):
http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.f03e2e8e105ecbf6a62fa24601c789a0/
New York City Department of Small Business Services:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/html/home/home.shtml
New York City Government (Business Solutions Business Library Page):
http://www.nyc.gov/html/sbs/nycbiz/html/library/library.shtml
New York City Government (Business Page):
http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.f03e2e8e105ecbf6a62fa24601c789a0/
New York City Small Business Development Center Services:
http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/adminfinance/businessOffice/bo_sbdc.shtml
New York City Small Business Resource Center:
http://legacy.www.nypl.org/research/sibl/smallbiz/sbrc/Pages/index.cfm
New York State Liquor Authority (Regulated by State Law):
Retail Business Checklist: