Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday ordered the temporary shutdown of live bird markets in City, Westchester, and Long Island following the detection of Avian Flu at seven locations in Queens, Brooklyn and ...
In a public health briefing, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul said markets must undergo a state inspection before reopening and disinfecting the marketplaces impacted.
The unusual order follows an outbreak of bird flu at an Aquebogue duck farm and detections of the disease in markets in Queens, the Bronx and Brooklyn.