Washington Heights · 2026-01

Washington Heights gets NAILS TODAY, AKA AUTO REPAIR LLC

Two new businesses opened in Washington Heights in January: NAILS TODAY, a nail salon, and AKA AUTO REPAIR LLC, a motor vehicle shop. Permits fell 14 percent, from 28 to 24, with express permits accounting for 15 of them. Dollar value slipped from $550k to $532k. Residents logged 89 sidewalk program requests—twice as many as any other 311 category. Crime reports totaled 97, including 30 violent incidents. Two food places failed inspections.

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By the numbers

Building permits	24
Declared construction value	$531,696
New business licenses	3
Business closings (proxy)	0
311 service requests	1008
Reported crimes	178
Violent crimes	55
Failed food inspections	2

New businesses

NAILS TODAY (Limited Business License)
AKA AUTO REPAIR LLC (Motor Vehicle Services License)
COOPERS APPLIANCE CENTER (Limited Business License)

Top permit types

PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM — 15
PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION — 4
PERMIT - SIGNS — 3
PERMIT - WRECKING/DEMOLITION — 2

Top 311 request types

Shared Cost Sidewalk Program Request — 89
Traffic Signal Out Complaint — 74
Garbage Cart Maintenance — 59
Ice and Snow Removal Request — 57
311 INFORMATION ONLY CALL — 55

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