{"id":171650,"date":"2023-04-02T14:23:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T18:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=171650"},"modified":"2023-04-02T14:23:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T18:23:38","slug":"rats-roaches-mice-flies-found-in-hundreds-of-nyc-school-cafeterias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/rats-roaches-mice-flies-found-in-hundreds-of-nyc-school-cafeterias\/","title":{"rendered":"Rats, roaches, mice, flies found in hundreds of NYC school cafeterias"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2616924377\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>NY POST:<\/p><div id=\"antig-1694657439\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>One out of every five New York City public school cafeterias are crawling with bugs, rodents \u2014 or both \u2014 repulsive new stats reviewed by The Post reveal.<\/p>\n<p>Health inspectors discovered roaches, mice, rats, and flies in nearly 400 public school cafeterias over the last three years, recently released city Health Department data shows.<\/p><div id=\"antig-237511961\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The figures also reveal that 1,380 of the city\u2019s 1,859 public schools \u2014 about 75% \u2014 have been cited by the agency since 2020.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2195267215\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The violations include 1,072 deemed critical \u2014\u00a0 conditions most likely to cause foodborne illnesses \u2014 in at least 620 different public schools.<\/p>\n<p>The revolting violations include:<\/p><div id=\"antig-976771125\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Filth flies \u2014 several fly species which breed in garbage or feces \u2014 or evidence of them in more than 100 schools<\/li>\n<li>Mice, or evidence of mice, found in more than 300 school cafeterias.<\/li>\n<li>At least 46 times in which cold food, including meat and dairy, was not kept below 41 degrees. Anything above 40 degrees for cold food is considered the \u201cdanger zone\u201d by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is when bacteria including salmonella or e coli begins to grow.<\/li>\n<li>Live cockroaches were also found in 80 school cafeterias.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The cafeteria in PS\/IS 208 in Glen Oaks, Queens, racked up the most violations since 2020, with 16 citations for issues including mice, flies, and not having a hand washing station, according to DOH.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26389035\"><\/button><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26389035\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008999753.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008999753.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008999753.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"PS\/IS 208\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" data-modal-image=\"26389035\" \/><figcaption>The cafeteria at PS\/IS 208 in Glen Oaks, Queens was cited for 16 health violations since 2020, according to DOHMH data.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Helayne Seidman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSometimes it smells bad\u2026sometimes there\u2019s flies,\u201d one seventh grader said alongside her mother. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely gross.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-4094230111\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"1000436969\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI saw a mouse last week near the back right corner [of the cafeteria.] It was kind of crazy,\u201d said another seventh grader.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3869047737\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Following the Glen Oaks school, the public school cafeterias slapped with the most violations were all in Brooklyn. They included PS 138 in Crown Heights which was cited 15 times; PS K315, which had 14; and Borough Park\u2019s PS 131 which also had 14 violations such as roaches, flies, and mice, all reported last month.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26389704\"><\/button><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26389704\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?w=583\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1394w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=171,300&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 171w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=768,1349&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=89,156&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 89w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=74,130&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 74w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=117,206&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 117w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=61,107&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 61w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=53,93&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 53w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=40,71&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 40w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=32,56&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 32w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=114,200&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 114w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=231,406&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=322,565&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=33,58&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 33w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=150,263&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 150w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008953006.jpg?resize=28,50&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 28w\" alt=\"Elly Garcia and her daughter. \" width=\"583\" height=\"1024\" data-modal-image=\"26389704\" \/><figcaption>Elly Garcia said she was concerned by the \u201cgross\u201d violations found in her daughter\u2019s school cafeteria.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Helayne Seidman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe kids could get sick, get food poisoning,\u201d said Michelle Tapia, who has a daughter in kindergarten at PS 131. \u201cI\u2019m grateful I can make my child lunch from home but I feel bad for the kids whose families can\u2019t afford it and have to eat the meals from the school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt does concern me,\u201d said Elly Garcia, whose daughter also attends kindergarten at the school. \u201cif [the kids] could see it or something, that would be gross.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The state of the Big Apple\u2019s public school cafeterias has also been the focus of other agencies, including the city comptroller, who released<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=nyc+public+school+cafeteria+comptroller&amp;rlz=1C5MACD_enUS1016US1028&amp;oq=nyc+public+school+cafeteria+comptroller&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160.7009j0j9&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8#:~:text=Audit%20Report%20On,audit%2Dreport%2Don...\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0a July 2021 report<\/a>\u00a0on what it witnessed at 30 Manhattan-based school kitchens and cafeterias.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008999758.jpg\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"26401167\"><\/button><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26401167\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008999758.jpg?w=1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/NYPICHPDPICT000008999758.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" alt=\"Low staffing numbers have also led to difficulties in the kitchen, said Donald Nesbit, executive director of Local 372 and former school cafeteria worker.\n\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-modal-image=\"26401167\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Low staffing numbers have also led to difficulties in the kitchen, said Donald Nesbit, executive director of Local 372 and former school cafeteria worker.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Helayne Seidman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The comptroller\u2019s office found 90% of the schools had \u201cunsatisfactory conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe deficient conditions we found included unsanitary food preparation areas, evidence of pests, broken equipment, and food held and served at unsafe temperatures,\u201d former comptroller Scott Stringer wrote in the report.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 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width=\"608\" height=\"1024\" data-modal-image=\"26401172\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\u201cSometimes it smells bad\u2026sometimes there\u2019s flies,\u201d one seventh grader said alongside her mother. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely gross.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Helayne Seidman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Donald Nesbit, executive director of Local 372 and former school cafeteria worker, said there is no discernment between violations found in the kitchen, which would be his members\u2019 responsibility, or the cafeteria itself, which DOE custodial staff is tasked with cleaning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMice and droppings and things like that\u2026if it\u2019s in our area, we\u2019ll take full onus of it,\u201d Nesbit said. \u201cThe custodial staff cleans out where the kids are actually eating. It all gets reported on one form.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta\" data-comment-count=\"\" data-prompt=\"What do you think?\">\n<div><button class=\"social-icons__icon social-icons__icon--comments social-icons__icon--comments--has-count social-icons__icon--comments--inline\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Post a comment.\"><span class=\"social-icons__icon--comments__count\">112<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta__wrap\">What do you think?\u00a0<a class=\"comments-inline-cta__button-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/01\/rats-roaches-mice-flies-found-in-nyc-school-cafeterias\/?utm_source=NYPFacebook&amp;utm_medium=SocialFlow&amp;sr_share=facebook&amp;utm_campaign=SocialFlow&amp;fbclid=IwAR1mFCzLQ5O_XoxDVfoP_0UZFa6sOqaQMYn-OViIWnDQN2u_eIxxB6hDE-4#spotim-specific\">Post a comment.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Low staffing numbers have also led to difficulties in the kitchen, Nesbit said, adding he would still feel more comfortable eating at an NYC public school cafeteria than a restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t eat in most restaurants but I\u2019ll eat in most schools I go to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The DOE did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-320083316\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NY POST: One out of every five New York City public school cafeterias are crawling with bugs, rodents \u2014 or both \u2014 repulsive new stats reviewed by The Post reveal. 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