NYC restaurants have been fined $796 million at OATH
As of Aug 30, 2026· refreshed daily from the city's official hearing records
The city's hearing records show $796,150,182 in penalties imposed on food-safety summonses — across 866,004 adjudicated cases, borough by borough below.
These are the fines behind the letter grades: inspection citations that became OATH summonses and went to a hearing. A large share were decided by default — nobody showed — which imposes the maximum penalty automatically.
| Borough | Penalties imposed | Cases |
|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | $277,887,665 | 297,880 |
| Brooklyn | $215,902,470 | 233,301 |
| Queens | $157,865,746 | 157,860 |
| Bronx | $118,915,365 | 148,502 |
| Staten Island | $25,578,936 | 28,461 |
If part of this is yours, the exits are specific: recent defaults can be reopened within 75 days, hearings can be answered before the penalty multiplies, and contested scores post as Grade Pending until decided.
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