➤ ELISA CRESPO, from p.6
to discuss her life experience, saying
she “had a really tough, challenging,
testing adolescence, and
sex working landed me in trouble
with the law.”
“That changed my way of thinking,
my politics, and the course of
my life in general,” she said. “Because
I realized I had to do something
and I changed my life for the
better.”
Still, Crespo acknowledged the
➤ YOUNG REPUBLICANS, from p.7
can from Florida, this week.
Jack Sterne, a spokesperson for
Governor Andrew Cuomo, said, “It
doesn’t matter if you’re a young Republican,
old Democrat, or middleaged
Independent — in New York,
non-essential gatherings like this
are limited to no more than 50
people, and anyone traveling from
a non-contiguous state must follow
New York’s travel advisory rules,
including protocols for quarantining
or testing. Remember: we are
already facing a dangerous nationwide
surge in COVID cases that is
threatening to overwhelm hospital
capacity and everyone needs to do
their part to stop the spread.”
Many NYYR events have been
held at the Women’s National Republican
Club at 3 West 51st Street.
That group would not return calls
so I wrote to their caterer asking
what was on the menu for the Kosher
meal — $50 extra! — at the
December 3 gala and she wrote
back saying the event would be a
“passed hors d’oeuvres” party.
That seemed to confi rm the
venue and on that basis Hoylman
blasted the club for holding it, saying,
“Exactly a week after so many
of us made the sacrifi ce of an inperson
gathering with family and
loved ones on Thanksgiving to stop
the spread of COVID, the New York
Young Republicans are setting the
stage for a superspreader event in
my district.”
Wax and the Women’s Club
quickly attacked Hoylman for misinformation,
demanding retractions
but still would not say where
the event would be.
The caterer may have been confused
with the Log Cabin Republicans’
holiday party set for December
challenges in running for offi ce as
a candidate breaking barriers.
“It’s part of my responsibility
to take up spaces and try to fulfi
ll that void in a borough that is
known as a boys’ club and one that
is not particularly open-minded as
other boroughs may be,” Crespo
said earlier this year. “It’s important
we have a queer candidate in
the Bronx to send a message that
Bronx is not a homophobic, transphobic
borough as people like to
paint it out to be.”
4 at the Women’s club, but
the president of the Women’s club
would not answer questions about
that or how the club in general
was keeping its events within state
COVID guidelines.
Speaker Johnson said, “Everyone
should be adhering to public
health guidelines right now, especially
with regard to avoiding indoor
gatherings. As described, this
event seems incredibly reckless
and irresponsible. Our offi ce has
alerted the appropriate authorities
so they are aware of this potential
danger to the community.”
According to the City Sheriff Joseph
Fucito, it is possible to have
these events in Manhattan, which
is not yet in a hot zone as locales
such as Staten Island are. He said
they are limited to 25 percent occupancy
and had to have temperature
checks, contact tracing,
no bar, and mask-wearing when
not seated. (Both GOP events tout
open bars.)
Wax is telling the press they will
abide by health requirements that
he is nevertheless highly critical of.
But he won’t say how many tickets
he’s sold. And attendees are being
told they are accepting the risk of
“exposure to COVID” and “indemnify”
the club from any liability.
Rise & Resist plans no further
action, though the group’s Jackie
Rudin said, “In view of the fact
that we don’t have an address, we
decided that we basically have accomplished
the action by annoying
the shit out of them and alerting
all who can shut them down. A
few of us will maintain an affi nity
group and should we fi nd the address
at the last minute, show up
at the event.”
It remains to be seen what the
sheriff and health department will
do.
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