The Brooklyn borough president bowled a few frames Saturday at the bowling alley where the city’s first Ebola patient bowled on Wednesday night in an effort to show that it is completely safe. NY1′s Bree Driscoll filed the following report.
Borough President Eric Adams bowled a few frames wearing rented shoes. He played some pool and had a tall glass of water.
Making the point that others shouldn’t be afraid to do the same.
“I’m comfortable as the Borough President. So somebody should be comfortable if they are a barber, a baker, or a candlestick maker. We have safe place to bowl in Brooklyn,” Adams said.
Dr. Craig Spencer, the city’s first Ebola patient, visited the bowling alley Wednesday night, before his symptoms worsened.
A day earlier, he also visited the Meatball shop in Greenwich village. Mayor Bill de Blasio went there Saturday—again, trying to ease fears.
“It’s, uh, extraordinary place. Talked to a lot of customers who really appreciate it and have stayed very loyal to this place because they love the food and they love the people who are a part of it. And we want to thank this restaurant—they’ve been great partners over the last few days,” the mayor said.
Patrons we spoke with at the bowling alley say they’re taking the message to heart.
“If they are saying what’s true about how Ebola is transmitted, then there should be no fear. I am all about no fear. You can’t live life with fear,” one patron said.
“I think it is probably fine. Everything I have heard about Ebola is that it is pretty hard to be transmitted. It is not easily transmitted so I would assume cleaning would be just fine.,” another said.
Gutter bowling alley owner Todd Powers says he went the extra step this week to close the alley down for cleaning at his own expense.
“The health department said I could open the doors immediately, day one—they said there was no risk to anyone. We chose to do more because we wanted to make sure that everybody knew that we worked hard to ensure that they were safe,” Powers said.
Powers says he isn’t worried that customers are going to stop coming here, because common sense, and the health department, tell them it’s safe.
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