Brooklyn barbershop is busted by NYPD for underground party with more than 50 people defying social distancing rules

An underground party at a barbershop in Brooklyn, attended by more than 50 people in defiance of social distancing rules, was broken up by police. 

Police descended on eNVee Barbershop on Avenue L near 87th Street in Canarsie, shortly after 10pm Sunday, to find a large group of people partying in the basement of a business which is meant to be closed. 

Some 60 summonses were issued by police to those violating social distancing rules in the city, and two people were arrested in connection to a gun also found at the party.

NYPD helicopters were deployed to make sure all partygoers were detained.

NYPD descend on eNVee Barbershop shortly after 10pm on Sunday to round people up 

Partygoers from eNVee Barbershop seen huddled against shutters close to where the party happened on Sunday night

One man held at the scene by police claimed on social media he was a cameraman shooting a music video by the group.

NYPD refuted this saying there was no music video and that the party was held with 'no purpose', according to a report by New York Daily News.

The Brooklyn bust follows a plea on Saturday by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio for New Yorkers to inform authorities of those who violate social distancing rules. 

'How do you report places that aren't enforcing social distancing? It's simple: just snap a photo and text it to 311-692,' he tweeted.

People are encouraged to use their phones to summon police if they see grocery stores failing to enforce social distancing, people not keeping six feet apart, or not wearing face masks on public transport, for example.  

'We will make sure that enforcement comes right away,' he vowed. 

From the outside, eNVee Barbershop on Avenue L near 87th Street in Canarsie, seems closed

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Health experts have said staying home and limiting contact with others have been essential measures in restricting the transmission of coronavirus.

Mayor de Blasio urged New Yorkers they were doing the right thing informing on their neighbors, adding: 'That's going to stop spreading this disease and that's going to save lives.'

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered the closure of barber shops, beauty parlors and nail salons on March 21 to help limit the spread of Covid-19.

Governors of New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania issued similar edicts.

The United States coronavirus death toll stands at 41,186, with some 771,980 cases countrywide. 

The death toll in New York stands at 13,959, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University, and over 242,786 confirmed cases.