New York City's restaurant industry faces significant challenges due to a severe shortage of health inspectors, causing delays and stress for many owners.
The Department of Health's ability to perform timely inspections has seriously declined, with only 66% of food establishments inspected recently, compared to 83% the previous year.
As one restaurateur noted, being in 'Health Inspection Purgatory' creates deep anxiety, with delays extending up to two years for initial inspections.
Despite the department's positive rapport with some, the impact of individual inspectors' decisions brings uncertainty in an already stressful inspection process.
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