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NYC inspectors found mice at 7,225 restaurants since 2024

Published 2026-11-07 · By Pushbuild · Data: Restaurant Inspections API – Health Scores, Grades and Violations

7,225NYC inspectors found mice at · as of 2026-11-07

Evidence of mice was cited in 11,066 New York City restaurant inspections since January 2024, at 7,225 different restaurants. Rats were cited in 2,296. The most common critical violation was food not protected from contamination.

Food, supplies, or…16,289Cold TCS food item…16,235Food contact surfa…15,443Hot TCS food item …13,074Evidence of mice o…11,077Filth flies or foo…9,132
Critical violation (NYC, 2024-26)Citations
Food, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation,16,289
Cold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 16,235
Food contact surface not properly washed, rinsed and sanitized after each use and following any activity when 15,443
Hot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.13,074
Evidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.11,077
Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food9,132

Caveats

77,376 NYC inspections since 2024 in our data. Citations, not confirmed infestations.

Sources

  • Restaurant Inspections API – Health Scores, Grades and Violations: the primary sources are listed on the API page, read on 2026-11-07

Data as of 2026-11-07. Every figure in this post is in the table above and the CSV below.

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Every number in this post comes from the Restaurant Inspections API – Health Scores, Grades and Violations. $0.0008 per row returned; every key gets $1 of free usage each month.

curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/restaurant-inspections/run \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jurisdictions": ["nyc"], "name": "pizza", "maxItems": 20}'
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