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NYC Starbucks Not to Close Restrooms to Public

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Nov 172011
 

Millions of New Yorkers and tourists heaved a collective sigh of relief yesterday.

Reason - Starbucks, which has made a healthy business of selling high-priced caffeine fixes to dumb schmucks and calling its low-wage workers by the fancy-sounding Partners, denied media reports that it was closing its restrooms to the public.

Starbucks was responding to a public furor over a report in Murdoch’s crappy rag New York Post that it was shutting its loos to the public.

In our not-so-humble view, the only reason worth visiting Starbucks is to use their loo.

Starbucks has about 190 centers in Manhattan.

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Did You Schmucks Know ….

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Oct 292011
 

New York City got its first subway in 1904.

October 27, 1904 to be precise.

The first subway line in NYC covered 9.1 miles and 28 stations.

Starting at City Hall in downtown Manhattan, it went all the way to Harlem.

From one line in 1904, the New York subway has today grown to 26 lines and 468 stations.

  Rector Street Subway near Battery ParkTrain at Rector St Station in Downtown Manhattan
(near Battery Park)

About 5.2 million people use the NYC subway on an average weekday.

Yes, the NYC subway runs 24-hours a day.

For more details and a map of the NYC subway system, click here.

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Yeeks, Taj Tribeca has Evidence of Rats, Mice

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Oct 032011
 

Taj Tribeca on Murray St is the latest restaurant to join the bandwagaon of dirty, unhygienic Indian hovels in New York city.

You see every thing was fine and dandy at Taj Tribeca 13 months back when New York City Health Department conducted an inspection on August 10, 2010. The restaurant received just 9 Violation points then and was even given the coveted A grade.

But, come September 29, 2011 Taj Tribeca has turned into a hygiene nightmare for unsuspecting diners walking into its portals to have a nice Indian meal.

Evidence of Rats and Mice

This is what the NYC Health Dept inspection report of 9/29/2001 found at Taj Tribeca:


* Evidence of rats or live rats present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
* Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
* Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
* Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service. Continue reading »

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Unhygienic Dump Delhi Palace Re-Closed by NYC

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Sep 012011
 

Important Update at end of this Post

Delhi Palace Indian restaurant on 74th St in in Jackson Heights has been closed by the NYC Health Department for the second time in less than a week.

Following the closure of Delhi Palace on August 24, 2011 a by the NYC Health Dept., a reopening inspection was conducted on August 29, 2011.

After the reopening inspection, the NYC Health Dept. ordered Delhi Palace to be reclosed.

Delhi Palace Jackson Heights Reclosed by NYC Health Dept.Delhi Palace – Unhygienic Dump Reclosed

Here’s the list of sanitary violations recorded by the NYC Health Dept in its August 29 inspection of Delhi Palace (critical violations in red):

Sanitary Violations at Delhi Palace:
1) Live roaches present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
2) Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
3) Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

By the way, Delhi Palace was closed in February 2011 too by the NYC Health Dept. Continue reading »

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Tulsi Not Enjoyable Place for Dinner – NYT

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Mar 292011
 

As anyone who’s ever been to an Indian restaurant in NYC can tell you, they are the crappiest, most unwelcome places on Earth.

Wobbly tables, litter on the floor, harsh lighting, trashy furniture and dirty toilets are all par for the course when you step into an Indian restaurant.

But it comes as a surprise to learn that even fancy places like Tulsi (211 E.46th St, Midtown East) have come under the harsh glare of some critics.

The New York Times, while praising Tulsi’s food, wasn’t too pleased with the ambiance inside the restaurant, the latest venture of Hemant Mathur.

Here’s an excerpt from the NYT review:

Too bad, then, that Tulsi’s lighting is harsh, and that the service style runs more to chain-restaurant gab than anything approaching the hushed, pajama-clad grace of Devi. Too bad, too, that behind its Continue reading »

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Tirtha

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Mar 202011
 

What: Music Performance by Vijay Iyer, Prasanna, Nitin Mitta

When: April 1-2, 2011 8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Where: Asia Society
725 Park Avenue,
New York, NY 10021

Tickets: $16 members/students with ID/seniors, $20 nonmembers

Contact: 212-288-6400

 Posted by NYIndia at 9:41 pm

NYC Health Dept. Reopens Delhi Palace

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Feb 082011
 

Delhi Palace, which had been recently closed by the New York City Health Department on hygiene grounds, has been reopened on February 7, 2011 after a follow-on inspection.

Delhi Palace received 8 Violation Points in the new (February 7, 2011) health inspection.

Here are the sanitary violations the NYC Health Dept. found at Delhi Palace, Jackson Heights on February 7, 2011:

1) Toilet facility not maintained and provided with toilet paper, waste receptacle and self-closing door.
2) Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

 

Delhi Palace Previous NYC Inspection Results:
Date | Violation Points

02/03/2011 – 50
01/19/2011 – 55

Related Stories:
NYC Health Dept. Closes Unhygenic Delhi Palace
Delhi Palace – Mice Palace, Roach Palace

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Tawa Tandoor Gets 22 Violation Points in NYC Health Inspection

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Jan 252011
 

Folks, the NYC Health Department conducted a new health inspection of Tawa Tandoor on January 24, 2011 and the results are still disturbing.

Tawa Tandoor scored 22 Violation Points in the January 24, 2011 NYC Health Dept. inspection – a mere two points less compared to the 24 Violation Points in its previous inspection of January 3, 2011.

Besides awarding 22 Violation Points, the NYC Health Dept’s inspection report of January 24, 2001 cited critical violations like hot food item not held at or above 140º F., cold food item held above 41º F except during necessary preparation and sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored.

Tawa Tandoor – 22 Violation Points

Here is the complete list of Sanitary Violations at Tawa Tandoor, according to the NYC Health Dept’s January 24, 2011 inspection report (Critical Violations in red color):


1) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
2) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.
3) Sanitized equipment or utensil, including in-use food dispensing utensil, improperly used or stored. Continue reading »

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The Difficulty of Being Good

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Sep 062010
 

What: Discussion with Author Gurcharan Das

When: September 30, 2010 from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Where: Asia Society
725 Park Avenue
New York, NY

Contact:  212-288-6400

 Posted by NYIndia at 11:40 am

Saravanaa Bhavan NYC Review: Indian Vegetarian Mecca on Lexington Ave

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Apr 162010
 

Folks, of how many Indian restaurants in New York City can you boldly, honestly declare that the food repeatedly produces a body shaking, rippling, lengthy orgasm that jerks you out of your seat.

One shuddering, exhilarating, quivering 10,000-volt orgasmic jolt after another.

Oh yeah, one jolt after another that had us panting gimme more, baby, gimme more!

Yes, that is the high Saravanaa Bhavan on 81 Lexington Ave (at 26th St) in NYC delivered right to our table.

We swear we saw glimpses of the starry heavens and the celestial nymphs Urvashi, Rambha and Manekha dancing in their itsy bitsy attire during our meal at the NYC Indian vegetarian restaurant Saravanaa Bhavan.

Schmucks, you think we’re exaggerating or that this is all hyperbole?

Then tell us why there is a crowd waiting only outside Saravanaa Bhavan on Lexington Ave when most Indian restaurants in the area.. Continue Reading

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