I don't see anything in the 14th that would apply here. NYC has the right to regulate business, so they aren't depriving him of a right. A business license isn'

I don't see anything in the 14th that would apply here. NYC has the right to regulate business, so they aren't depriving him of a right. A business license isn't "property", and they aren't seizing any assets. And I would guess that they aren't discriminating against him in particular; they're probably equally inept with everyone.