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.
N.Y. Man Hospitalized With COVID-19 After Attending GOP Club s Covid Conga Line Party A New York man has been hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending an indoor holiday party hosted by a local Republican club that made headlines earlier this month, the Queens Daily Eagle reported Wednesday.
James Trent, chair of an affiliate club, reportedly began experiencing symptoms of infection two days after attending the Dec. 9 event. He is recovering at the North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset on Long Island, and said he would be discharged Thursday morning.
New York Restaurant Loses Liquor License After Hosting Maskless GOP Club Party
A New York eatery that hosted a large holiday party with largely maskless patrons had its liquor license suspended for violating several COVID-19 regulations and other health safety laws, according to a Thursday announcement by state authorities.
The Whitestone Republican Club held an indoor holiday party at the Queens establishment, called Il Bacco Ristorante, on Dec. 9, with footage from the event posted on social media subsequently going viral. It showed about a dozen revelers dancing in a conga line to the Bee Gees’ “You Should Be Dancing,” with a man in the line waving a “Trump 2020” flag while other attendees were seen seated at tables or milling about. Several people had masks on, but the vast majority had no facial coverings.
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State suspends liquor license of NYC Italian restaurant that hosted maskless Republican conga line Christmas party where three attendees later tested positive for COVID-19
New York State Liquor Authority suspends license of Il Bacco Ristorante in Little Neck, Queens, after an investigation into viral COVID conga line video
At least three people who attended the December 9 Christmas party and danced in a conga line have tested positive for COVID-19, with one being hospitalized
Earlier this month, shocking footage from the holiday party held by the Whitestone Republican Club in Queens emerged
The footage showed revelers forgoing face masks and dancing in the conga line