{"id":91873,"date":"2020-10-18T07:44:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T04:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-authorities-break-up-200-person-party-at-queens-catering-hall\/"},"modified":"2020-10-18T07:44:22","modified_gmt":"2020-10-18T04:44:22","slug":"nyc-authorities-break-up-200-person-party-at-queens-catering-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-authorities-break-up-200-person-party-at-queens-catering-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC authorities break up 200-person party at Queens catering hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NYC authorities break up 200-person party at Queens catering hall<\/strong>”
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\n The New York City Sheriff\u2019s Office busted a party of more than 200 people who were flouting coronavirus restrictions at a Queens catering hall early Saturday.<\/p>\n

Deputies crashed the bash at the Queens Luxe Banquet Hall on Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park at 1:35 a.m. \u2014 and said they found some 215 maskless revelers dancing, drinking and smoking hookah inside.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatrons were not social<\/a> distancing, not wearing proper face coverings, and not adhering to the Mayoral and Gubernatorial COVID-19 Emergency Executive orders,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The venue had been hosting a hookah party \u2014 meant to be capp<\/a>ed at 45 guests \u2014 that people paid to get into, sources said.<\/p>\n

In addition to violating Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s COVID-19 rules, the catering hall was also operating without a liquor license, authorities said.<\/p>\n

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10\/17\/20 @ 0137HRS: Deputy Sheriffs shut down illegal bar\/party event inside 106-09 Rockaway Blvd, Queens: 215+ people, no liquor license, illegal liquor storage and sales, violation of emergency orders, 4 organizers charged with multiple criminal, health ABC offenses. pic.twitter.com\/rlu3kR8Vrz<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NYC SHERIFF (@NYCSHERIFF) October 17, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The owner, 47-year-old Johnny Albuja, and an employee, Miguel Hernandez, 49, were slapped with five summonses each for violation of emergency orders, unlicensed sale of alcohol and unlicensed warehousing of alcohol, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

Two other staffers, Juan Carlos Barona Uribe and Luis David Mera Acosta, both 27, were each issued summonses for violation of emergency orders.<\/p>\n

Coronavirus guidelines in New York currently allow indoor arts and entertainment spaces to operate at 25 percent capacity \u2014 with all patrons required to wear a face covering except when eating or drinking.<\/p>\n

According to its website, the Queens Luxe has two ballrooms, one with a maximum capacity of 160 people and another that can hold up to 250 guests.<\/p>\n

A request to the venue for comment wasn\u2019t immediately returned Saturday night.\n <\/p><\/div>\n