Hamptons Concert Turns Into Lightning Rod After Cuomo Vows Probe
- Governor criticizes ‘egregious social distancing violations’
- Some paid $25,000 for parking spots at drive-in charity event
It was supposed to mark the return to a somewhat normal summer for the Hamptons set. But now a charity concert featuring Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s chief and the Chainsmokers has sparked a state probe and drawn criticism from its own participants.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he was appalled by “egregious social distancing violations” seen in footage of partying crowds at the Saturday night event in Southampton. “We have no tolerance for the illegal & reckless endangerment of public health,” Cuomo tweeted, adding that the state’s Department of Health will conduct the investigation.