La Sorrentina Steals First in Violation Points
Less than two weeks after crowning Garden Bay Café the neighborhood’s top dog in food inspection violation points, a new contender has swept in, stealing the title. La Sorrentina 11 Pizzeria, at 1652...
View ArticleWindjammer In a Jam
(NYC Department of Buildings Screenshot 10/9/08 11:50 a.m.) The New York City Department of Buildings has issued violations to 3206 Emmons Avenue Realty, LLC for the unsafe Windjammer Motor Inn. Gene...
View ArticleWindjammer Waits for Court Decision
(Photo by Leighton O’Connor) Last Thursday, we reported on the potentially hazardous situation at the Windjammer Motor Inn on Emmons Ave. City officials had inspected the motel for reports of no...
View Article'Twas the Night Before Christmas…
(Photo by Ray Johnson) …and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not a even a mouse (literally). Well, I’m pretty sure that this is not exactly what Clement Clarke Moore — the author of...
View ArticleZero to 60 from Sheepshead to Nostrand
(Kudos to McDonald’s at Sheepshead Bay Rd & E 15 St, early morning – Photo by Ray Johnson) Honestly, this is not the first real post of 2009 I had planned — but, it’s the real world and the real...
View ArticleOcean Ave Bagels: Read-y for a Followup?
When I saw on EveryBlock that Ocean Avenue Bagels got 35 violation points on their inspection, I was a bit surprised. The shop near Ave Z, which is listed as Bagel Boy on Merchant Circle and Ocean...
View ArticleFrom Pompeii to Tel Aviv: A Mystery Continues
The mystery ensued when I was researching the story about the 106 point violation issued to Pompeii Lounge at 2919 Avenue S on December 30, 2008. I went to find the location at Avenue S between...
View ArticleUpdate: Ocean Avenue Bagels Passes Follow-up Inspection
Ocean Avenue Bagels at 2965 Ocean Avenue has passed their latest followup inspection. We’re happy to report that on January 13, 2009, inspectors found only five sanitary violations that added up to 18...
View ArticlePizzeria Del Corso Gets Slammed By DOH Lunacy
Those passing by Pizzeria Del Corso on Avenue U and Batchelder Street last weekend may have noticed the restaurant shuttered and a Department of Health notice in the window. According to owner Nino...
View ArticleAvenue X Cafe Closed By DOH
The Health Department shuttered DVIN Cafe (2219 Avenue X) yesterday, after the establishment racked up 88 violation points. DVIN Cafe received six “critical” violations, including cold food being...
View ArticleCouncil Proposing Restaurant Inspection Reforms To Ease Burden
Members of the City Council unveiled a legislative package on Monday, designed to reform the restaurants inspection program and reduce the burden on business owners, who have long said the letter-grade...
View ArticleBloomberg Set To Scale Back Fines That Frustrated Business Owners
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration is set to scale back a series of unpopular fines that many business owners believed were overly aggressive and unfair. Capital New York is reporting that...
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