© NYC DOFHalloween warehouse party
It was a
mostly maskless monster mash.
A Brooklyn Halloween party with nearly 400 revelers was busted early Saturday for violating social-distancing and large-gathering rules, officials said.
Using surveillance video, the New York City Sheriff's Department watched about 150 people enter a warehouse at 23 Meadow St. in Williamsburg before sending deputies to the scene around 1 a.m. Inside, they found 387 people dancing — many without masks — live performers, Halloween decorations, a DJ and three walk-up bars, according to a spokesman.Deputies shut down the bash and issued desk appearance tickets to the party organizer and eight others, including security guards, employees and entertainers.
Comment: Cuomo offers new rules on traveler quarantines, slightly adjusting his requirements for 40 states and territories:
Cuomo is giving travelers a way to shorten their quarantine on arrival to three days from 14: show proof of negative Covid-19 tests before and after coming to the state.
The only exceptions are neighboring New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, because so many commuters to New York City live in those states, but non-essential travel within the region is discouraged.
New Yorkers who are returning home from trips outside the region are subject to the same rules. Those who leave the state for less than 24 hours can skip quarantine as long as they take a test proving they don't have the virus within four days.
Comment: Cuomo offers new rules on traveler quarantines, slightly adjusting his requirements for 40 states and territories: