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Healthy eating

Healthy eating is associated with better health, including a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. That means that having access to healthy, safe, …

Drinking water quality

All NYC residences receive drinking water from a public water system. Most water is gravity fed from a network of reservoirs and lakes in protected …

Restaurant food safety

New York City has approximately 28,000 restaurants that the Health Department inspects every year to monitor compliance with city and state food …

Food and drink

We all make choices around food and drink, but sometimes, those choices are made for us by our food environments. Our food environments include …

What hot weather means for food safety

New Yorkers eat out more than a billion times a year. To help keep diners safe, the Health Department educates restaurant operators about food safety …