Brooklyn Dems spotted at crowded birthday bash amid coronavirus surge
Prominent Brooklyn Democrats are coming under fire for attending a birthday party where many of the attendees were neither wearing a mask nor practicing social distance, despite the rising number of coronavirus cases in New York City. The party was held over the weekend to celebrate the 50th birthday of Carlo Scissura, the head of a construction trade organization, New York Building Congress. Attendees included Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Ingrid Lewis-Martin and former Brooklyn Democratic Party Chairman Frank Seddio, the Daily News reported. Scissura told Fox News in a statement that the party was a surprise but expressed "regret" for the event, which occurred last Saturday, even as Gov.