Coronavirus Update New York City: 2 parties with hundreds of attendees busted

Coronavirus update for NYC
Saturday, November 14, 2020
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Authorities shut down two illegal parties where hundreds of people had gathered inside early Saturday in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

The New York City Sheriff's Office tweeted pictures from what they say was an illegal bottle club inside a building on West 26th Street in Chelsea around 1 a.m.



Deputies found more than 200 people inside.

Four organizers are now facing several charges including for violating executive orders in place due to the coronavirus pandemic and not having a liquor license.



Later in Brooklyn, deputies broke up another party in a building on Liberty Avenue around 3:15 a.m.



More than 185 people were inside.

Three organizers are facing charges in that incident.

COVID NEWS: Cuomo eyes formula for NYC schools to determine closure

MORE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 COVERAGE


Coronavirus by zip code - New York City
[Ads /]
CDC updated Thanksgiving guidelines
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut out-of-state travelers information
New CDC guidelines on masks
New York City Positivity Tracker
How coronavirus changed the New York region
Do you have coronavirus symptoms?
[Ads /]
UPDATES
New York City
New Jersey
Long Island
Westchester and Hudson Valley
[Ads /]
Connecticut
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on coronavirus



Submit a News Tip
Copyright © 2024 WABC-TV. All Rights Reserved.