NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The city sheriff’s office shut down a second Queens karaoke bar was shut down by after over a hundred partygoers were found on Tuesday night, officials said.
According to a statement from Sheriff Joe Fucito, CJ Diamond Cafe on College Point Boulevard near 41st Avenue in Flushing was raided by deputies from the sheriff’s office at about 11:30 p.m. after someone reported a number of people walking in and out of the location.
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More than 130 people rushed out of an emergency exit when the deputies walked into the club, the statement added.
"Two rooms were still occupied with patrons singing, drinking, and smoking without masks and not social distancing. Several other rooms were found empty with beer and hard liquor setups," Fucito said.
Five managers were arrested and charged with multiple alcoholic beverage control law offenses for violating the mayor’s emergency order.
Police early Monday morning broke up a gathering of more than 75 people inside SOHO KTV & Bar on Farrington Street, at the corner of 32nd Avenue, in Flushing before arresting two of its managers.