A Hasidic Jewish wedding in New York, initially shut down after it was expected to draw up to 10,000 attendees, ultimately hosted only 50 guests in-person, while everyone else attended online, according to ABC7.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he convinced the wedding planners to reduce the number of attendees due to safety concerns from coronavirus.
This weekend, the Rockland County Sheriff's Office alerted authorities in New York state about the wedding scheduled for Monday in Brooklyn.
"We received a suggestion that that was happening," Governor Andrew Cuomo said. "We did an investigation and found that it was likely true. There was a large wedding planned that would violate the gathering rules."
"We don't want to disrespect anybody, people are allowed to gather but within reason," NYPD Assistant Chief Judith Harrison said. "We want to make sure there are no large gatherings in excess of 50 people and we're just here to make sure that that happens."
Jewish politicians and rabbis encouraged people thinking of attending the wedding not to go.
"We need to do our part," said New York State Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein. "Wear a mask, get tested and to the maximum extent possible practice social distance."
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