Famous NYC Deli Shuttered By Health Department, Reportedly Cited For Mice, Roaches, 'Soiled' Clothing
The New York Post reported Saturday that health department inspectors visited Barney Greengrass on Manhattan's Upper West Side earlier this week.
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The New York Post reported Saturday that health department inspectors visited Barney Greengrass on Manhattan's Upper West Side earlier this week.
The Trump administration is proposing major changes to health rules that could effectively cut off millions of dollars to some health clinics.
New York City has launched a $2 million advertising campaign meant to get people thinking and talking about mental health problems.
Dr. Herminia Palacio was appointed Tuesday to be the city's new Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services.
Workers spent the day outside of a home on 57th Street and New Utecht Avenue in Borough Park, hauling piles of garbage from the driveway and backyard.
New York City's new warning label for salt-laden chain restaurant food is headed for a court fight, after restaurateurs sued Thursday to argue that health regulators overstepped legal bounds to enact the first-of-its-kind requirement.
City health officials will begin releasing community by community profiles, with the snapshots assessing issues ranging from obesity to infant deaths and life expectancy.
The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's rule is going into effect next month, requiring fish being served raw or under cooked to first be frozen to kill off bacteria.
WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reports that 88 percent of New Yorkers say they use the grading system to make dining decisions.
The health department said a letter will be sent to all stores with liquor licenses on Monday, reminding them to check IDs and to make sure employees are trained to avoid selling to underage buyers.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said synthetic marijuana is a real problem.
Figures from the health department show inspectors dished out fewer violations this year compared with last year.
A woman who died of an apparent heart attack in Brooklyn has tested negative for Ebola, sources tell CBS2.
The Health Department said that inspectors never saw an animal inside of the bar before, and that "dogs, and other service animals, are prohibited in any food service establishment."
Mayor Bill de Blasio, a mild asthmatic himself, says doctors are watchful for D68, especially keeping an eye on asthmatics with particularly severe symptoms.
The New York City clinic where Joan Rivers went into cardiac arrest is now under investigation.
The beaches were closed Friday night and all day Saturday due to a wastewater plant malfunction that released thousands of gallons of sewage into Oyster Bay Harbor, the Nassau County Department of Health said.
What looked like a winter wonderland was actually the result of a faulty pipe that leaked baking powder all over the woman's home.
A carriage driver has been accused of altering a hoof brand to make a 22-year-old draft horse with a breathing ailment appear to be a healthier horse nearly half its age.
The Obama administration says a new technical problem briefly prevented last-minute users from signing up on the government's health insurance website.
Fines will go down overall, but the city will maintain the letter grading system implemented by former mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2010.
So far, 16 cases have been identified including 9 children and 7 adults, officials said. Four people have been hospitalized.
The Rockland County Health Department said anyone who was at the mall this past Sunday, Feb. 2, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. may have been exposed.
Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley says 65 percent of children aged 6 to 59 months received an influenza vaccination in the past year.
New York City's Board of Health voted Wednesday in favor of the mandatory vaccine for children under 6. The initiative takes effect in 30 days and will be required for about 150,000 children.
