FILE - In this April 19, 2018 file photo, Andrew Taggart, of The Chainsmokers, performs "Sick Boy" at WE Day California at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. New York's governor says he is "appalled" by videos showing crowds standing close together at a Hamptons concert featuring The Chainsmokers over the weekend. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state Department of Health will conduct an investigation into "egregious social distancing violations." The Saturday night concert on July 25, 2020, was billed as a charity drive-in show called "Safe & Sound" where Goldman Sachs' CEO and the Southampton town supervisor also performed. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
(Suffolk County, NY)- The promoters who organized a concert featuring The Chainsmokers over the summer in Southampton, are being fined $20,000 by New York State for violating social distancing rules. Governor Andrew Cuomo called the “Safe and Sound” event, which is said to have had over 2 thousand people in attendance, “an egregious violation” of the rules.
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