The city's Department of Health rolled out its final rules yesterday for a system that will require restaurants to post letter grades based on inspection scores beginning in late July.
Those in the restaurant industry were quick to voice disappointment. The rules didn't have significant changes from those posted in April despite vigorous opposition voiced at a public hearing last month.
A city chapter of a restaurant trade group is exploring a legal challenge and protest, said Robert Bookman, an attorney for the New York City chapter of the New York State Restaurant Association. "We're looking at all of our options," said Mr. Bookman.
Don't expect A's, B's and C's to spring up at all of the 24,000-plus affected eateries overnight. The Health Department said it will take about 14 months before the placards appear in every storefront and the first wave of letters will be A's because of the way the policy is designed.
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