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.
| 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?”
Queens Republicans Under Fire for Maskless âCovid Conga Lineâ Party
Footage of revelers dancing without masks at a Republican clubâs holiday event has led to an investigation of the venue, a popular Italian restaurant.
The Whitestone Republican Club held the party at Il Bacco, a popular Italian restaurant in Little Neck, Queens.Credit.Google maps
Dec. 22, 2020
More than a dozen people shimmied through a glitzy banquet room in Queens earlier this month, forming a conga line during a holiday party thrown by a local Republican club. Coronavirus cases were spiking around the country, and it was days before Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo closed indoor dining in the city.