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.
Elena Moore
Several individuals who took part in a local New York City Republican club s Christmas party have tested positive for the coronavirus after a video surfaced showing attendees celebrating indoors without masks, Queens Daily Eagle reports.
Three cases have been identified by the
Eagle, including a man, James Trent, who has since been hospitalized.
The video of the party, hosted by the Whitestone Republican Club on Dec. 9. in Queens, N.Y., has gained 3.7 million views since being shared last week. It shows attendees dancing in a conga line, with a man waving a flag that reads, Trump 2020. The video features approximately 40 to 50 people.
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