NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Rule Changes

Conducting pre-permit inspection

The Jalopy Theatre, a Brooklyn folk music venue operating since 2006, is in New York City's food service permit process. The city's health department filed a pre-permit inspection for 315 Columbia Street on October 8, 2026. No inspection result or permit decision appeared in sources checked through October 30.

Updated Oct 30

Rule Changes

Conducting the pre-permit inspection

Le Loup Cafe, a bakery and dessert business at 22-80 Steinway Street in Queens, got a pre-permit health inspection from the NYC Department of Health on October 8, 2026. The inspection is a step before the city issues a food service permit.

Updated Oct 30

Rule Changes

Inspected Pastagasm's Greenwich Village location on October 7; permit decision pending

Pastagasm's October 7 pre-permit inspection at 124 MacDougal Street recorded five violations, three of them pest findings, according to inspection data compiled by RatRadar. The site lists the visit as "not graded" and gives the restaurant a rat score of 40, which it labels high concern.

Updated Oct 26

Money Moves

As of October 2026: Conducts pre-permit inspections and issues food service permits

Hell's Kitchen's 'Ritas at 756 Ninth Avenue is now trading as 'Rita's,' run by Avi Singh and David Muhs, the pair behind Same Same Wine Bar. The restaurant's website and a review note from October confirm the switch; the exact day wasn't reported.

Updated Oct 11

Rule Changes

As of October 2026: Regulator conducting the pre-permit inspection

New York City health inspectors filed a pre-permit inspection record for Cutty's Cafe on September 24. The cafe is at 135-20 109th Avenue in Ozone Park, Queens.

Updated Oct 3

Rule Changes

As of September 2026: Regulatory authority for food service permits

Marcus Samuelsson's Metropolis restaurant at the Perelman Performing Arts Center passed its pre-permit inspection with New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene on September 23, 2026. The inspection is a required step before the city issues a food service permit—it confirms the kitchen and facilities meet code, but it is not the permit itself.

Updated Sep 27