The following are acceptable as proof of COVID-19 vaccination:​

• CDC Vaccination Card (or photo)
• NYC Vaccination Record
• Excelsior Pass App
  • Android
  • iOS
• NYC COVID Safe App
  • Android
  • iOS
• An official immunization record from outside NYC or the U.S

If you received the vaccine outside the U.S., you must have an official immunization record that includes:

• First name and last name
• Date of birth
• Vaccine product name (only vaccines authorized by the WHO are acceptable)
• Date(s) administered
• Site where the vaccine was administered, or name of the person who administered it

To learn more about accepted forms of proof, visit the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination Record page.

These types of facilities must follow the vaccine mandate:

Indoor Dining 

• Bakeries
• Bars
• Cabarets
• Cafeterias
• Catering halls
• Coffee shops
• Event spaces
• Fast food/quick service with indoor dining
• Grocery stores with indoor dining
• Hotel banquet rooms
• Nightclubs
• Restaurants

Indoor Fitness

• Dance studios
• Fitness centers
• Fitness classes
• Gyms
• Indoor studios
• Pools
• Sports classes

Indoor Entertainment

• Adult entertainment
• Aquariums and zoos
• Arcades
• Bowling alleys
• Casinos
• Convention centers
• Exhibition halls
• Indoor play areas
• Indoor stadiums
• Movie theaters
• Museums and galleries
• Music and concert venues
• Performing arts theaters
• Pool and billiard halls
• Professional sports arenas
• Recreational game centers

The following exceptions are not covered by the mandate:

• Residential and office buildings.
• Dining where food is consumed offsite or outdoors only. For example, fast food and quick service facilities with no indoor dining.
• Anyone entering for a minimum amount of time required for a limited purpose will not have to show proof of vaccination. For example, entering to use the bathroom or picking up or placing an order.

When implementing this new rule, business owners:

1. Cannot treat customers or employees differently because of any characteristic protected by the NYC Human Rights Law, including: 
   • Race 
   • National origin
   • Disability
   • Gender
   • Religion/Creed
   • Age
2. Must provide reasonable accommodations to customers who need them because of a disability. 
    
3. Must provide reasonable accommodations to employees who require them because of any of the following:
   • Disability
   • Pregnancy/Lactation
   • Religious belief
   • Status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking, or sex offenses

However, the business does not have to provide a reasonable accommodation if doing so would create a direct threat to other customers or employees of the business or impose an undue hardship on the business.

Learn more about implementing the new rule fairly.

Learn more about customer and employee rights.

Report Discrimination

If you believe you have been a victim of discrimination or if a business has denied a reasonable accommodation, you can make a complaint:

Online

Submit an inquiry about discrimination.

By Phone

Resources

• Key to NYC Fact Sheet for information about complying with the mandate fairly
• Vaccination Required Poster for Businesses (PDF) to show in the window. For a physical copy of this poster, visit the Health and Mental Hygiene Literature page.

Assistance

If you are a small business with questions about this policy, the NYC Department of Small Business Services can help.