2 'Raves' Busted In Brooklyn Neighborhood With Coronavirus Spike

BROOKLYN, NY — Two 'illegal raves' with more than 100 people partying inside were busted early Sunday in Sunset Park, just days after health officials announced a spike in coronavirus cases in the neighborhood.

The two separate raves were found just blocks from each other in buildings on 47th Street and 51st Street, according to the NYC Sheriff's Office.

At one, the officers found more than 180 people gathered inside a building at 266 47th St. They arrested the organizers of the illicit party and seized what appeared to be dozens of cases of alcohol, according to the department.

The organizer was charged with alcohol control law offenses, violation of emergency law and narcotics possession, the sheriffs said.

The second rave was found in a warehouse building at 214 51st St.

There, sheriffs found more than 100 people gathered inside.

They busted the organizer on alcohol control law offenses and violation of emergency law, according to the department. Again, alcohol was seized.

The parties come just days after Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city's health officials announced that they had found an uptick in coronavirus cases in the neighborhood.

The city's Test and Trace Corps found 228 positive COVID-19 cases in Sunset Park after conducting 3,300 tests in the neighborhood. They unveiled a plan last Wednesday to double down on coronavirus testing to try and contain the spike.

Similar parties flouting social distancing rules have also recently been held at Prospect Park, under the Kosciuszko Bridge, on a "party boat" in Red Hook and at Brooklyn bars that have since lost their liquor licenses. Both city and state officials have cracked down on the get-togethers in an effort to prevent a resurgence of coronavirus.