What was supposed to be a socially-distanced, drive-in Chainsmokers concert quickly degraded into the sort of packed, close-quarters event one might have attended in the Before Times.

Now, New Yorks Department of Health says it will investigate the July 25 concert as a health hazard, NBC News reports. The close quarters and spotty mask-wearing make it all but certain that concertgoers walked away from the Southampton venue with more than memories of a mediocre EDM-pop band its reasonable to expect that many will have caught COVID-19 as well.

Videos from a concert held in Southampton on Saturday show egregious social distancing violations, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo tweeted. I am appalled. The Department of Health will conduct an investigation. We have no tolerance for the illegal & reckless endangerment of public health.

Its easy to joke. These are people who went out during a pandemic and risked it all to see The Chainsmokers, after all. And the opener we are not kidding was the CEO of Goldman Sachs, who performed a DJ set.

But the concert is also a damning indictment against trying to open too many businesses or lift too many restrictions as the pandemic continues.

I am greatly disturbed by reports concerning the drive-in concert held in your town this past weekend, which apparently involved thousands of people in close proximity, out of their vehicles, a VIP area where there was no pretense of a vehicle, and generally not adhering to social distancing guidance, New York health commissioner Howard Zucker wrote to Southampton supervisor Jay Scheiderman. I am at a loss as to how the Town of Southampton could have issued a permit for such an event, how they believed it was legal and not an obvious public health threat.

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