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News12 Brooklyn Covers Business Education in Brighton Beach

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Brighton Beach city inspectors teach instead of ticket
Crystal Walker | News 12 Brooklyn

BRIGHTON BEACH – Several businesses in Brighton Beach got a surprise visit from city inspectors Thursday, but instead of receiving tickets for violations, owners were given a free lesson on how to avoid fines in the future.

The Department of Consumer Affairs educated owners on violations that they were unaware of, so business owners can be prepared the next time they get a surprise visit from a city inspector.

“We’re not issuing violations, our inspectors are going to be going door to door and pointing out where there might be a violation and educating the businesses and sharing a lot of material with them,” says Alba Pico, of the Department of Consumer Affairs.

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Senior Program Officer Grace Louis Talks Free Tax Prep on BK Live

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Brian Vines

I coordinated an interview with BK Live and Grace Louis, senior program officer at NYC DCA’s Office of Financial Empowerment. With a month to Tax Day, it was important to emphasize the City’s free tax preparation services and the many options available for Brooklynites.

I-Team on Restaurants Using False Identities on Food Delivery Websites

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I-Team: Restaurants Use False Identities on Food Delivery Websites
Chris Glorioso, Ann Givens, Evan Stulberger | NBC 4

Feel like delivery food tonight? If you order on the popular websites Seamless or GrubHub, the kitchen cooking your dinner may not be what it claims to be.

The I-Team checked 100 of New York City’s top customer-rated Seamless and GrubHub restaurants and found slightly more than 10 percent of the kitchens were ghosts, meaning they had names or addresses that failed to match any listing on the city’s database of restaurant inspection grades.

Julie Menin, the city’s Consumer Affairs Commissioner, said her office has also found ghost restaurants using unregistered names and false addresses. She believes some of the Seamless and GrubHub ads may actually be fronts for unregulated kitchens.

“Some people might be illegally operating from their apartment, from their home, and delivering to people in complete contravention to department of health regulation,” Menin said.

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Telemundo 47 Responde: Agencias de empleo

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Telemundo 47 Responde: Agencias de trabajo
Liz Gonzalez

I pitched a story on DCA’s announcement on the results of its multi-pronged approach to combating predatory employment agency practices. Liz Gonzalez, who covers Telemundo’s consumer protection segment interviewed DCA’s First Deputy Commissioner Alba Pico on the results of the investigation and what job seekers should know when using employment agencies.

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Commissioner Menin Talks Paid Sick Leave on BK Live

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NYC DCA Commissioner Julie Menin discusses the new paid sick leave law in New York City and other DCA initiative on BK Live with Brian Vines.