NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
THE CITY OF NEW YORK
Y DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
•3 Rudolph W. Giuliani Neal L. Cohen, M.D.
Mayor Commissioner
From: Marina Politis, Assistant Director
Bureau of Inspections
To: Julia Dobbins
Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington's Office
Date: March 4, 1998
Re: Nightclub Enforcement Statistics
The Department regulates food service establishments, as defined in the New York City
Health Code a food service is an establishment where food is provided for individual portion
service on the premises or sold ready to eat for off-premises consumption. All inspections
conducted by the Department are performed by Public Health Sanitarians. In conducting
inspections, the Department looks for current, valid permit to operate, and inspects the food
processing operation for proper food cooking, cooling, reheating, hot holding, and processing as
well as facility and signage requirements, and compliance with the Smoke-Free Air Act. All
Notices of violation are returnable to the Department's Administration Tribunal.
The following summarizes the Department of Health's activity with the Inter Agency
Task Force for the period beginning 7/ 27/96 to present.
Calender Year Number of Number of Number of
Establishments Notices of Violations for
Inspected Violations Operating
Issued Without a
Permit
1996 48 28 16
1997 60 50 45
1998 23 22 14
TOTAL 131 100 . 75
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