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Jigga What!? 40/40 Club shut down by the Health Dept

2012-01-21T15:01:00.009-05:00

Jay-Z's got more than a baby and 99 problems to worry about.

The rap icon's recently re-opened 40/40 Club scored 69 violation points during an inspection by the New York City Health Department.

The result: the club has been temporarily been shut down.

The lavish club was just re-opened on Wednesday for celebrities and for the media to get a sneak peek. The inspection was conducted the following day when the club was opened to the public.

Among the "critical" violations listed on the NYC Health Dept website included:

1) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.

2) Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.

3) Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.

4) Appropriately scaled metal stem-type thermometer or thermocouple not provided or used to evaluate temperatures of potentially hazardous foods during cooking, cooling, reheating and holding.

5) Insufficient or no refrigerated or hot holding equipment to keep potentially hazardous foods at required temperatures.

6) Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.

The temporary closing of the club comes following an over-the-top event, which brought out celebrities, including Warren Buffett, Ashanti, CC Sabathia and Russell Simmons.

Beyonce was also rumored to be at the grand re-opening, but she was a no show.

My Year in Review As a NYC Reporter

2011-12-27T01:11:00.022-05:00

Being a reporter in the Big Apple has its share of heartbreaking stories, interesting interviews and monumental moments.

In the year 2011, I was able to cover historical same-sex weddings, including one officiated by Mayor Bloomberg at Gracie Mansion.

I followed the story of 17-year-old Afrika Owes, once a prep school standout who garnered the front page of the Daily News when she was busted running guns for a Harlem street gang. She was later bailed out by the prominent Abyssinian Baptist Church.

I revealed the identity of afro-wearing baby on the cover of the Notorious B.I.G. 'Ready to Die' album - and to the surprise of many, the baby had no relation to the late Christopher Wallace.

I interviewed celebrities including Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, T.I., Gayle King, Don Lemon, Kelly Rowland, Jim Jones, J.Cole, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Kangol Kid, Consequence and Keith Sweat.

I also followed local heroes X Factor rap phenom Astro and Christian Lopez, the Yankee fan who caught Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit. I even interviewed Newark Mayor Cory Booker about his use of Twitter in the midst of the Anthony Weiner photo scandal.

I covered the funerals of rap legend Heavy D, the iconic singer/songwriter Nick Ashford, poet/musician Gil Scott-Heron and even the homecoming for Clarice Taylor, best known for being Bill Cosby's TV mom.

Oh yeah, I also sat outside waiting for a glimpse of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. (blah)

I watched exhausted runners cross the finish line at the ING NYC Marathon. I attended one of the many ceremonies around the city remembering 10 years since 9/11. I saw a Harlem community mourn a beloved high school basketball player who was senselessly gunned down in a housing project.

And the year ended covering one of the worst tragedies that I've seen since becoming a journalist, three children and their grandparents were killed in a horrible Christmas morning house fire in Stamford, Ct.

Here's a look at my top 10 stories of the year (that I covered):

10. Jay-Z talks baby, Carnegie concert.