- New York officials have stopped a Hasidic Jewish wedding that was expected to have 10,000 people attend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday.
- The wedding was reportedly for a well-known Hasidic rabbi’s grandson and was scheduled to happen in Williamsburg on Monday.
- “Look, you can get married, you just can’t have 1,000 people at your wedding,” Cuomo said in a press conference on Saturday.
- Tensions between the Orthodox community and New York City have escalated since local authorities put some of their neighbourhoods on lockdown earlier this month after a spike in infections.
New York health officials have shut down plans for a Hasidic Jewish wedding that was expected to attract up to 10,000 attendees, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday.’
The wedding, which was reportedly for the grandson of a well-known Hasidic rabbi, was scheduled to happen in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Monday, according to CBS New York.
However, state officials handed down an order barring the mass gathering from happening on Friday night as it would violate the current coronavirus restrictions.
“We received a suggestion that that was happening. We did an investigation and found that it was likely true,” Cuomo said at a news briefing in on Saturday, according to ABC News. Cuomo said New York state officials had to crack down on the planned wedding in the Orthodox Jewish community because it would have brought together “upwards of 10,000 individuals,” ABC News reported.
“Look, you can get married, you just can’t have 1,000 people at your wedding,” Cuomo added.
New York State’s current guidance for weddings allows for no more than 50 people at the event.
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