COVID BUST: New York State Liquor Authority (SLA) investigators and officials with the Yonkers Fire Department conducted a compliance check on the premises, discovering 124 patrons packed shoulder-to-shoulder inside the establishment — which had a pre-pandemic maximum occupancy of 48 and could legally hold just 24 patrons under COVID-related regulations.

ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION: The premises was also cited for illegally expanding into their backyard and the Yonkers Fire Department issued a stop work order.

The crowded conditions made social distancing impossible and investigators documented no food being served and numerous patrons smoking hookah in apparent violation of the NYS Indoor Smoking Act.

Sahara Café just got licensed on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 and now they can’t sell any booze as their rent bills rack up.