New York sheriff’s office delegates interrupted the party at about 2:25 am on Sunday in a building on Junction Boulevard near 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights.
Images posted on Twitter by the sheriff show a club atmosphere inside the building with dozens of people not adhering to social distance and not wearing masks.
02/21/21 @ 0225 HRS: Sheriff’s deputies closed unlicensed bar @ 35-16 Junction Blvd, Queens, NY, more than 305 people, emergency order violation, no liquor license, health code violations, 4 bolted outlets, 5 charged with various misdemeanors. pic.twitter.com/QEm7GokhCn
– SHERIFF NYC (@NYCSHERIFF) February 22, 2021
According to the delegate, the operators were cited for violating emergency orders and health code, in addition to not having a license for alcoholic beverages.
In addition, five people have been charged with various misdemeanors.
And the police closed four graduates.
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