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Velvet Cowboy
american · restaurant · 509 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10024
Full liquor license (NY State Liquor Authority 0340-23-137231, valid until 2027-09-30). NYC Health status: grade pending (since 2025-06-10). Outdoor dining permit: roadway + sidewalk (valid until 2030-07-03). Last recorded change: 2026-07-03.
Key facts
- Health grade
- Grade pending since 2025-06-10 (last letter grade C on 2024-12-18; not current) [official record]
- Alcohol
- Full liquor license [official record: licensed to serve; not proof of what's on the menu]
- Outdoor dining
- City permit: roadway + sidewalk [official record: permission, not proof tables are out today]
- Reservations
- unknown
- Online ordering
- unknown
- Price range
- unknown
- Phone
- (212) 470-5566
- Website
- unknown
- Menu
- unknown
Dietary
- vegan
- unknown
- vegetarian
- unknown
- gluten free
- unknown
- halal
- unknown
- kosher
- unknown
Features
- private dining
- unknown
- happy hour
- unknown
- brunch
- unknown
- live music
- unknown
- kids menu
- unknown
- wheelchair accessible
- unknown
- dog friendly
- unknown
- byob
- unknown
- cash only
- unknown
- walk ins
- unknown
- catering
- unknown
- gift cards
- unknown
All facts and evidence
| Fact | Value | Evidence type | Evidence | Source | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alcohol | full_bar | official record | Restaurant license 0340-23-137231 (VELVET COWBOY), expires 09/30/2027 | nys_sla | source date 2026-01-25 valid until 2027-09-30 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| cuisine dohmh | American | directory category | Cuisine category as registered with NYC Health Dept | dohmh | source date 2026-09-25 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health grade | C | official record | Letter grade C issued 2024-12-18 | dohmh | source date 2024-12-18 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| health status | {"critical_violations_last_inspection": 2, "last_inspection": "2026-09-17", "last_score": 29, "status": "Z", "status_date": "2025-06-10"} | official record | Last inspected 2026-09-17, score 29; latest grade status Z (grade pending) on 2025-06-10; critical: Evidence of rats or live rats in establishment's food or non-food areas. | No hand washing facility in or adjacent to toilet room or within 25 feet of a food preparation, food service or ware washing area. Hand washing facility not acc | dohmh | source date 2025-06-10 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
| outdoor seating | ["roadway", "sidewalk"] | official record | Sidewalk cafe license issued 2026-07-03, expires 2030-07-03 (VELVET COWBOY, 509 AMSTERDAM AVENUE); Roadway cafe license issued 2026-03-27, expires 2030-03-27 (VELVET COWBOY, 509 AMSTERDAM AVENUE) | dining_out_nyc | source date 2026-07-03 valid until 2030-07-03 retrieved 2026-09-26 |
History
| Date | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | Outdoor dining permit added: ['roadway', 'sidewalk'] Sidewalk cafe license issued 2026-07-03, expires 2030-07-03 (VELVET COWBOY, 509 AMSTERDAM AVENUE); Roadway cafe license issued 2026-03-27, expires 2030-03-27 (VELVET COWBOY, 509 AMSTERDAM AVENUE) | dining_out_nyc |
| 2026-01-25 | Liquor license added: full_bar License 0340-23-137231 originally issued 2026-01-25 | nys_sla |
| 2025-06-10 | Reopened after Health Dept closure Establishment reopened by NYC Health Dept on 2025-06-10 | dohmh |
| 2025-06-09 | Closed by NYC Health Dept Establishment closed by NYC Health Dept on 2025-06-09 | dohmh |
| 2025-06-06 | Closed by NYC Health Dept Establishment closed by NYC Health Dept on 2025-06-06 | dohmh |
| 2025-06-04 | Closed by NYC Health Dept Establishment closed by NYC Health Dept on 2025-06-04 | dohmh |
| 2024-12-18 | Health grade added: C Graded C by NYC Health Dept on 2024-12-18 | dohmh |
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Last recorded change 2026-07-03 · page generated 2026-09-26 (sources are re-checked weekly; see each fact's dates) · id nyc-41627819 · JSON