The couple whose October nuptials on Long Island turned into a COVID-19 superspreader event — sickening at least 34 and resulting in the venue getting its liquor license yanked — has been identified, according to a report.
Cydnie Piscatello and James Rugnetta tied the knot on Oct. 17 at North Fork Country Club in Suffolk County in front of 113 guests — more than double the legal limit for events during the pandemic, the Daily Mail reported Wednesday.
Photos from the couple’s big day show the bride dressed in a white gown and the groom in a navy tuxedo at the stunning venue in Cutchogue.
The wedding resulted in at least 34 coronavirus infections — including 30 guests, three of the venue’s staff and a wedding vendor — and prompted 159 people to have to quarantine, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office announced Monday.
In-person learning at several schools was also shut down, with at least five positive cases tied to the event.
The nuptials were in violation of the state’s 50-person limit on non-essential gatherings as the health crisis continues to play out.
North Fork Country Club’s liquor license was suspended for hosting the shindig, and the facility has been barred from serving alcohol while it deals with the violations.
The venue was charged on Nov. 6 by the New York State Liquor Authority with multiple counts of failure to comply with Cuomo’s executive orders and “failure to exercise adequate supervision of their premises,” the governor’s office said.
