Lawmakers pass bill to have letter grades posted for food trucks, carts

<p>Restaurant-style letter grades will be coming to food trucks and carts in the borough, after local lawmakers passed a new bill calling for the postings.&nbsp;</p>

News 12 Staff

May 24, 2017, 2:59 PM

Updated 2,530 days ago

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Restaurant-style letter grades will be coming to food trucks and carts in the borough, after local lawmakers passed a new bill calling for the postings.
Sen. Jose Peralta and the Independent Democratic Conference released a report showing which boroughs have the highest rate of violations back in 2016.
Manhattan came in first with the most food safety violations, second was Brooklyn, third was Queens, next was Staten Island, and the Bronx came in with the least amount of violations.
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