Deputies from the New York City sheriff’s office broke the coup at 2:25 a.m. Sunday in a building on Intersection Street, near 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights.
Images posted on Twitter by the sheriff show a club atmosphere inside the building with dozens of people not adhering to social distancing and not wearing masks.
21/02/21 @ 0225 HRS: Subordinates closed the bar without a license @ 35-16 Junction Blvd, Queens, New York, more than 305 people, violation of emergency orders, unlicensed liquor, code violations sanitary, 4 exits closed, 5 loaded with diverse faults. pic.twitter.com/QEm7GokhCn
– NYC SHERIFF (@NYCSHERIFF) February 22, 2021
According to the sheriff, the operators were cited for violating emergency orders and the health code, as well as for not having a liquor license.
In addition, five people were charged with various misdemeanors.
And deputies closed four outings.
Coronavirus NY: A New York resident has detected the first COVID variant in South Africa
MORE CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 COVERAGE
New York City COVID-19 Vaccine Follower
New Jersey COVID-19 Vaccine Follower
Find out if you are eligible and where you can get the vaccine
Do you have symptoms of coronavirus?
Where to test in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
SEE: eyewitness to a pandemic
Coronavirus Disease Control and Prevention Centers
Submit a tip or news question
Copyright © 2021 WABC-TV. All rights reserved.