The NYPD was reportedly watching from a distance, as thousands of members of the Hasidic Bobov community arrived for a prominent wedding Monday night in Borough Park, with the grand rabbi's son marrying his bride in an outdoor parking lot on 48th Street under a chuppah.
The Congregation Shaarei Zion synagogue in Borough Park held a wedding attended by thousands on Monday night
Shlomo Halberstam, the 18-year-old son of the head of the Bobov Hasidic sect, married his bride in the parking lot
The ceremony then moved indoors where video shared on social media showed hundreds of men packed together
The synagogue is allowed to hold services at 50% capacity, which would have allowed 900 people to be inside the building
It is supposed to enforce social distancing and attendees are required to wear masks, but this was not evident from the video and pictures shared
Yet the NYC sheriff s office has claimed the celebration was in line with COVID-19 guidelines