New York City Business Integrity Commission


The Business Integrity Commission is the agency of the New York City government responsible for regulating the private carting industry, public wholesale markets businesses, and the shipboard gambling industry. Its purpose is to combat corruption in these industries from organized crime, and was created from the 2001 Organized Crime Control Commission, itself created from the 1996 Trade Waste Commission, the Markets Division in the Small Business Services Department, and the Gambling Commission.
It consists of a chairperson appointed by the mayor and of the commissioners of the Police Department, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, the Department of Investigation, the Department of Small Business Services and the Department of Sanitation, or their designees.

Inspectors

The Business Integrity Commission has a number of Inspectors, who carry out the duties required of the BIC. These may include joint investigations with the NYPD against businesses.
The Inspectors have marked police vehicles with flashing lights and the BIC crest.