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Authorities: Paterson PD Raid COVID-Violating Hookah Lounge For 3rd Time In Two Months Authorities: Paterson PD Raid COVID-Violating Hookah Lounge For 3rd Time In Two Months
Authorities: Paterson PD Raid Covid-violating Hookah Lounge For 3rd Time In Two Months BASH CRASH: More than 100 patrons were partying at a Paterson hookah lounge well past midnight Friday when they were joined by a group of uninvited guests. City police had raided Fadi Abuawad’s Besan Café and reported several COVID restriction violations twice two months ago after finding 160 people there one night and more than 300 another, authorities said. This time, police followed the sound of loud DJ music at the East Railway Avenue building shortly after 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. In back, they found more than 100 people gathered at tables insid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson PD: Sweep Of Illegal After-Hours Clubs Continues With Raid At Popular Hookah Lounge Paterson PD: Sweep Of Illegal After-Hours Clubs Continues With Raid At Popular Hookah Lounge
Paterson PD: Sweep Of Illegal After-Hours Clubs Continues With Raid At Popular Hookah Lounge It was sometime around 3 a.m. when patrons began arriving for a highly-publicized party at a popular Paterson hookah lounge, authorities said. Among those who turned up at Besan Café on East Railway Avenue were city inspectors, who'd shut the business down following a police raid earlier this year. Addressing illegal clubs is both a quality-of-life and regulatory issue, authorities say. For one thing, they tend to attract crime. For another, the owners and operators avoid both regulation and the necessary fees and taxes that honest business owners pay. City authorities said community membe…

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by Jerry DeMarco