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Narcisse asks about grade pending duration and OATH delays

New York City Council · Oct 19, 2026 · starts 1:08:54 · 40 sec

Narcisse asks how long restaurants sit on grade pending while contesting violations at OATH. Schiff says restaurants may keep grade pending cards while waiting for OATH hearings, and questions about how long that takes should be directed to OATH.

Mercedes Narcisse

How long do restaurants typically sit on grade pending?

Mercedes Narcisse

Because sometimes I see them for a while while contesting, if they're contesting at oath.

Mercedes Narcisse

Is that being used to avoid posting a B or C for months?

Mercedes Narcisse

Because I'm always questioning my head.

Mercedes Narcisse

Is that possible?

Corinne Schiff

So the restaurants have the opportunity to leave that grade pending card up while they're waiting for their oath hearing.

Corinne Schiff

And how long that takes is really a question for oath.

Corinne Schiff

They have rules about being able to postpone and so on.

Corinne Schiff

So I would refer your question to oath.

Mercedes Narcisse

Yeah, because they're pending for a while.