60 WEST 117 STREET, Manhattan, NY 10026 · School Based Child Care
Of the 2 inspections NYC logged for Harlem Gems UPK from 2020 to 2023, 1 resulted in cited violations — a 50% flagged rate, which is about the same as the NYC average against the 45.2% average for school based child care centers citywide. Last inspection on record: October 11, 2022.
About average Standing vs NYC average.
Food thawing & preparation — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 17, 2021.
Potentially hazardous food is maintained at required temperatures except for necessary preparation; below 41 degree F or above 140 degree F; except for immediate service eggs 45 degree F processed fish 38 degree F unless properly salted or time monitored.
Food service sanitation (81.05) — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 17, 2021.
No person shall operate a food service or Non-retail food processing establishment without a permit issued by DOHMH.
Fire safety (school-based programs) — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 17, 2021.
Approved fire extinguishers provided in good working order and inspected.
Building upkeep (commercial building standards) — cited 1 time(s), most recently November 17, 2021.
Sufficient handwash sinks with hot and cold running water, liquid soap, drying devices not provided in commercial buildings.
NYC inspectors cited 4 violation(s) across 1 flagged inspections (out of 2 total inspections) between 2020 and 2023. The most recent inspection on record is October 11, 2022. City data ends April 2023, so newer inspections are not published.
Harlem Gems UPK was flagged in 50% of its inspections, versus a 45.2% average for School Based Child Care centers citywide — about the same as the NYC average.
Inspectors classified at least one citation as a public-health hazard (the city's most serious tier): Potentially hazardous food is maintained at required temperatures except for necessary preparation; below 41 degree F or above 140 degree F; except for immediate service eggs 45 degree F processed fish 38 degree F unless properly salted or time monitored. Last cited November 17, 2021; status on record: 1 CORRECTED. An OPEN status means no correction was recorded by April 2023 — not proof it is still uncorrected today.
How is frozen food thawed and prepared here? Can I see the kitchen? (Suggested by the center's most recent violation family: food thawing & preparation.)
No — only 2 inspection(s) are on record, too few to judge a pattern. Treat this as a starting point, not a verdict.
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