NYCSHERIFF
(Queens, NY/77WABC)-Operators face numerous charges and party-goers face several misdemeanors after the NYC Sheriff’s Department shut down an illegal gathering early Sunday. Sheriff’s deputies raided the location at 2:25 am Sunday, Feb. 21st, 2021. Deputies say 300 people were found inside the Junction Blvd. location near 35th St. in Jackson Heights against Covid-19 regulations.
02/21/21 @ 0225 HRS: Deputy Sheriffs shut down unlicensed bar @ 35-16 Junction Blvd, Queens, NY, 305+ people, violation of emergency orders, no liquor license, health code violations, 4 egresses bolted shut, 5 charged with various misdemeanors. pic.twitter.com/QEm7GokhCn
— NYC SHERIFF (@NYCSHERIFF) February 22, 2021
The department says five persons were charged with various misdemeanotrs.
Operators were cited for violating emergency orders and the health code as well as for having no liquor license.
