10,000 person wedding in NYC gets shut down

If I had to gather 10,000 people for an event I do not know where I would find them.

I’m curious where that wedding would have been held?

Our movie theaters are not open either.

10,000 at a wedding???

Season ticket holders for some sport or other 😄

Our theaters JUST opened back up last week at 20-25% capacity.

All of those "unlock Michigan" people were over the moon and flocked to the theaters.

Meanwhile next weekend 62,500 fans can attend the NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway.

Must depend on where you live. As far as I can tell, there are no theaters open in King or Pierce county.

Regals are not open. And the ones that are were just allowed in the last week or two. None in Whatcom are open yet (our main one is a Regal).

We’ve had a couple of theaters open. I haven’t been, but they are the ones with reserved seating with big reclining seats, so each auditorium holds maybe 50-60 people at capacity. The rows are already more than 6’ apart with barriers, and they are separating parties by a couple of seats.

Sounds like a gift grab to me. We also continue to have super spreader events here from religious groups. Patient Zero back in March was from a huge (illegal) wedding that was attended by many from New York.

Hi, I live in NYC. Yes, this is a Hasidic wedding - the grandson of a high profile Rabbi, I believe. Williamsburg and Borough Park, as well as a handful of other neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, have had major issues with some (not all) Hasidic sects refusing to wear masks or keep gatherings small. In the peak of Covid, back in the spring, the FDNY had to shut down funeral services because hundreds of people were packed into small rooms, sans masks. Weddings as well. There was recently a riot in Borough Park, the Hasidic sect there was throwing their masks into a pile on the street and lighting them on fire, then cornering and attacking journalists. There was a measles outbreak in their community a few years ago as well. Please don't compare this to a movie theater if you're not familiar with what's going on here. Movie theaters are not important in a pandemic, sorry! I will link an article about this event. A few days later the leader of the group was arrested for inciting a riot, which led to his supporters surrounding the journalist's home until 2am, trying to get into the building.

www.cbsnews.com/news/orthodox-jewish-protesters-borough-park-brooklyn-coronavirus-cuomo-lockdown/

Please do not think I am against the Jewish faith - I have a distaste for ANY fundamentalist who endangers others, no matter their denomination. The people in NYC speaking the loudest against these actions are non-Hasidic Jewish residents, if there's any interest I recommend reading more on this before wondering why Cuomo had to step in. It's not something to joke about.... people are still dying.

Thank you kiera. I saw this thread last night and just wondered how the Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn and elsewhere got lumped into movie theaters reopening.

I hate that every time the Hasidic community goes “anti Covid protocols” that it reflects poorly on the Jewish community as a whole. I assumed it was a Rabbi marrying, not his grandchild. Oy! Off to read your link.