A catering hall was shut down after it illegally hosted an event with 200 people despite COVID-19 restrictions in New York City.
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According to the New York Post, the huge bash took place at the Queens Luxe Banquet Hall on Rockaway Blvd around 1:35 a.m. Saturday. NYC deputies said the party had a guest list of 215 people who were maskless and smoked hookah along with drinking and dancing. Although the catering hall was only allowed to host 45 people, the venue started to accept other guests who paid to have a good time. In addition to the violations, the catering hall also operated without a liquor license.
Owner Johnny Albuja,47, and his employee, Miguel Hernandez,49, were given five summonses for violating restriction orders, the unauthorized sale, and unlicensed warehousing of alcohol.
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“Patrons were not social distancing, not wearing proper face coverings, and not adhering to the Mayoral and Gubernatorial COVID-19 Emergency Executive orders,”
COVID-19 guidelines in New York City require all indoor events to host at 25 percent capacity and guests are required to wear masks unless they are eating or drinking. Other employees, Juan Uribe and Luis Acosta, aged 27, were also issued a summons for violation of emergency orders.