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If we have any hope of making 2021 better than 2020, we must remind ourselves that our actions affect others, and that actions that harm others have consequences.
We also must understand that while many people will act responsibly toward others, there are those that won’t unless there is retribution for wrong-doing.
We can start with that underage drinking sleepover party in Wilton over the Christmas holiday. The party was held at the home of two local school teachers and involved at least 50 current and former Glens Falls school students, according to health and school officials.
A New York resident has been hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending a Republican holiday party that went viral this month.
James Trent, chair of the affiliated Queens Village Republican Club, told the
Queens Daily Eagle, he began experiencing flu-like symptoms just two days after attending the indoor, maskless Christmas party hosted by the Whitestone Republican Club. The event, which was held at Il Bacco restaurant in Queens, made headlines after a video of attendees forming a conga line began circulating on social media. Many slammed the GOP club for failing to adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols, such as social distancing and face coverings.
At least 1 hospitalized with virus, liquor license suspended after COVID conga line party
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Doctors wearing protective equipment are reflected in an ornament as they decorate a Christmas tree inside a COVID-19 intensive care unit on Dec. 24, 2020 in Sofia, Bulgaria. (Photo by Hristo Rusev/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - At least one person has been hospitalized with COVID-19 after attending a local New York City Republican club’s holiday party that went viral online after a video showed attendees celebrating indoors without masks.
Video of the Dec. 9 event, hosted by the Whitestone Republican Club in Queens, received more than 4 million views after being shared online. The video shows several maskless attendees dancing in a conga line to the Bee Gees’ You Should Be Dancing at the indoor restaurant, with a man leading the line while waving a flag that appears to read, Trump 2020.
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A Queens restaurant that hosted a large holiday party with maskless patrons had its liquor license suspended for violating several COVID-19 regulations and other health safety laws, state authorities announced Thursday.
Il Bacco Ristorante in Little Neck was thrust into the limelight in recent weeks after video emerged online showing a large group of maskless partiers dancing in a conga line to the Bee Gees’ You Should Be Dancing during a gathering organized by the Whitestone Republican Club.
At the time of the party, which was held earlier this month, indoor dining was open at 25 percent capacity, and the club has insisted it was in compliance with state guidance.