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Earlier this year, the Health Department launched the NYC Condom Finder, a free smartphone application designed to locate the five nearest New York City venues that distribute free NYC Condoms. The application allows users to determine their location through either global positioning system (GPS) technology on their smartphone or by manually entering an address.Earlier this year, the Health Department launched the NYC Condom Finder, a free... more
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A Carroll Gardens diner is fighting to keep customers from fleeing after a stinging Health Department inspection.
City rules dictate that the Cobble Hill Coffee Shop on Court St. must post its "C" letter grade in the front window since it was slapped with 28 sanitary violations.
But alongside the orange letter grade, the owners have also taken the unusual step of dishing out an open letter to the neighborhood.
"Although we respectfully disagree with the letter grade which was issued by the Department of Health, we have addressed and corrected each of the issues raised, and are now awaiting the secondary inspection," a large sign in the front window reads.
"We are confident that with recent adjustments made to our systems and procedures, we will not only meet, but exceed, the Department of Health requirements."
In an area bursting with trendy bistros and old-school eateries, a "C" letter grade isn't very common.
"I do not accuse the inspectors. They do their job," co-owner Nick Karoutsos, 64, said of the Feb. 26 review. "But I have been in the restaurant business for more than 20 years. I know we serve good, clean food."
After running two other diners in Manhattan, Karoutsos and his cousin, Frank Karoutsos, took over this small coffee shop and revamped it three years ago.
It does steady business throughout the week and is packed during weekends. But the "C" grade has given some people pause.
"I see them stop, read and walk past now. I can't blame them," said Karoutsos, a Bensonhurst resident. "But I want to try and tell the neighborhood we are doing the best we can."
Many of the Health Department demerits were because food was found too warm. Karoutsos explained that the restaurant's two iceboxes had stopped working the same day as the random inspection.
Regulars didn't seem fazed. "I noticed the letter, and if I thought this was a very dirty-looking place, I would think, 'Oh, I'm not eating there anymore,' said longtime customer Laura Eng, 51, who was dining with her mother. "But I think it's very well-maintained."
"No way!" exclaimed Adam Ali, 20, when he noticed the "C" letter grade while walking past yesterday. "That's crap. "
But other neighbors were more cautious, given the plethora of nearby choices sporting "A's" in their windows.
"I probably wouldn't go in a place with a bad grade," said Peter Ferko, a yoga teacher and artist.
Health Department officials didn't respond to a request for comment.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_localnyc/20110602/ts_yblog_localnyc/brooklyn-restaurants-c-health-grade-has-owner-stewingA Carroll Gardens diner is fighting to keep customers from fleeing after a stinging... more
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Vans Warped Tour :
Our thoughts are with the friends & family of the 26 year old who passed today in KC. We don’t have any further details at the moment.
Kansas City Star :
Oppressive heat is likely to blame for two deaths in the metropolitan area, and officials warned residents to be wary of more high heat expected throughout the week.
The Kansas City Health Department did not release more information on the deaths Monday as they are being investigated.
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Some health department workers in southern Illinois think they may have discovered some contaminated food — at their own office Christmas gathering.
After the Lawrence County Health Department had a buffet for 72 people at a restaurant last week, 42 of the attendees suffered stomach problems, including the head of the department, Phyllis Wells.Some health department workers in southern Illinois think they may have discovered... more
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NEW YORK (CBS) ― An Upper West Side dialysis center was shut down by the state Health Department and hundreds of patients were urged to be tested after at least one patient contracted hepatitis C from treatment at the center.
The Health Department notified 657 patients of the Life Care Dialysis Center at 221 W. 61st St. that they should be tested for both hepatitis B and C strains, as well as HIV.
Nearly 200 patients were forced to be transferred to other centers to continue dialysis, a treatment that filter's a patients blood through a machine when the kidneys can no longer function properly.
After a week-long inspection of the center, Health Department officials said they uncovered poor infection control practices, including "blood on the treatment chairs and dialysis machines, lack of proper hand hygiene, and inadequate disinfection of equipment," according to a release.
Officials say anyone treated at the center at any time after Jan. 23, 2004 should contact their physicians and get tested.
Hepatitis C is a chronic disease contracted through sex or contact with blood of an infected person.
The department has established a toll-free information hotline for LCDC patients at 1-800-278-2965 that will receive calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for the foreseeable future.NEW YORK (CBS) ― An Upper West Side dialysis center was shut down by the state... more
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I wonder how much of that $25,000 went to the gold and diamonds, and how much of it went to the rat poop!I wonder how much of that $25,000 went to the gold and diamonds, and how much of it... more
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