PHOTOS: Sheriff busts illegal Queens club with 140+ people for violating COVID orders

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – An unlicensed club with nearly 150 people was busted by the NYC Sheriff in Queens this weekend for violating COVID-19 emergency orders, authorities said.

The club at a warehouse on Irving Avenue in Ridgewood was broken up around 1:40 a.m. Saturday, the sheriff said.

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There were more than 142 people at the club, which was unlicensed and violating orders put in place amid the pandemic, according to the sheriff.

The club also lacked a liquor license and had health code violations, a blocked entrance and no certificate of occupancy, the sheriff said.

Three people were charged with various misdemeanors.

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Club
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