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âCovid Conga Lineâ Aftermath: One Infected and a Suspended Liquor License
At least one person was hospitalized with Covid-19 after a Republican clubâs party at a Queens restaurant.
Video of the Whitestone Republican Clubâs holiday party at Il Bacco in Queens was recently circulated on social media. Credit.Whitestone Republican Club/Facebook
Dec. 31, 2020
A video of people without masks dancing in a conga line at a Republican clubâs holiday party in Queens drew swift condemnation after it was posted on social media last week.
At the time, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that âCovid conga lines are not smart,â and the State Liquor Authority launched an investigation into Il Bacco, the Italian restaurant in Little Neck where the party was held.
UpdatedWed, Dec 30, 2020 at 7:50 pm ET
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Il Bacco, an Italian restaurant in Little Neck, got its liquor license suspended on Dec. 24. (Google Maps)
BAYSIDE, QUEENS A Queens restaurant had its liquor license suspended after an investigation into what state officials called a potential superspreader holiday party hosted by the Whitestone Republican Club earlier this month.
Little Neck restaurant Il Bacco was cited for multiple pandemic-related violations including indoor dining in a fully-enclosed rooftop space and staff improperly wearing masks following a Dec. 23 investigation by the New York State Liquor Authority, an agency spokesperson told Patch.
The State Liquor Authority issued an emergency liquor license suspension the following day, which is in effect indefinitely pending a review by an administrative judge.
| Updated December 23, 2020
Members of a local Republican party in Queens, New York hit the dance floor at an indoor holiday party earlier this month amid a raging pandemic, viral footage shows.
Participants also failed to wear masks or social distance at the event.
According to The New York Times, the Whitestone Republican Club held the party on Dec. 9 at an Italian restaurant called Il Bacco. Video of the revelry was circulated on social media this week, prompting backlash and condemnation from New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).
“I saw the video. COVID conga lines are not smart. That’s my official position,” Cuomo said at a press briefing on Tuesday. “Why you would do an unmasked conga line in the middle of a pandemic?”