The shutdown affects markets across the boroughs plus those in Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties. To reopen, markets will have to undergo state health inspection.
New York poultry markets are officially feeling the effects of the Avian flu, or bird flu. On Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the temporary shutdown of all live bird markets across New York City as well as Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties.
“Out of an abundance of caution and to thwart any...