Massive, maskless Hasidic wedding in Brooklyn doesn't get shut down - WPIX 11 New York

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BOROUGH PARK, Brooklyn — The NYPD was reportedly watching from a distance, as thousands of members of the Hasidic Bobov community arrived for a prominent wedding Monday night in Borough Park, with the grand rabbi's son marrying his bride in an outdoor parking lot on 48th Street under a chuppah.

Yet hours later, the festivities moved inside for the ceremonial main dance, as the groom's father, Bobov Grand Rabbi Bentzion Halberstam, 65, celebrated in a white satin robe in the center of Congregation Shaarei Zion synagogue. A massive crowd of maskless men, not socially distanced, clapped from their seats.

#Video Grand rabbi of #Bobov Hasidic community in Borough Park celebrates son’s wedding before massive crowd not socially distanced or wearing masks. NYPD watched outside as marriage ceremony held in parking lot. But #COVID19 mandates not followed inside pic.twitter.com/aG3BSHty6j

— Mary Murphy (@MurphyPIX) January 20, 2021

It was another example of some in the Hasidic community ignoring the dangers of COVID-19, which has killed many of their friends and family since the pandemic started.

The city was aware the wedding would take place, but it was apparently walking on eggshells, because of recent court rulings that loosened restrictions on religious gatherings.

Jewish leaders had joined forces with the Roman Catholic bishop in Brooklyn in legal challenges to certain COVID-19 restrictions, which had sought to limit attendance at services to a very small number, even in large venues.

However 50% capacity is usually the largest number allowed, and it was clear from videos obtained by PIX11 of the wedding dance that revelers were packed into the synagogue, not socially distancing, and not wearing masks.

PIX11 has been reporting since last spring about large gatherings shut down around the city in every borough because of crowd violations during the pandemic.

In September, a wedding hall was closed down in Queens not long after the Sheriff's office busted a wedding party of 284 people.

This gathering in Borough Park —with men packed in the synagogue wearing no masks—was much larger.

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