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A Brooklyn bowling alley closed up shop Thursday night for cleaning when it was discovered that New York Citys first Ebola patient had visited the popular spot the night before he was rushed to the hospital. Health officials are working to retrace Dr. Craig Spencers steps, and three contacts have already been quarantined. New Yorkers are now asking: Can you get Ebola from a bowling ball?

The Gutter, a bar in Williamsburg with eight vintage bowling lanes, apologized to its customers via Facebook late Thursday, saying the decision to close was simply a precautionary measure. Spencer went bowling Wednesday night before he had any symptoms, according to health officials. The Gutter has been in constant contact with New York City Department of Health officials, who determined staff and customers are not at risk. Still, the business closed its doors Thursday night to have the bar area cleaned and sanitized under the health departments supervision. They expect to reopen sometime on Friday, according to the Facebook post.

Many people posted on the Gutters Facebook page to show their support and appreciation. One fan wrote: Thank you for caring enough to close and sanitize! Some were annoyed at Spencer: I am so sorry you are going to be affected by the act of one stupid person. And others speculated whether sanitizing the bar would be enough: What if his feet were sweaty in a pair of rental shoes?... Are you going to replace all of the shoes since you dont know which pair he wore?

A New York Times article delved deeper, asking: Can you get Ebola from a bowling ball? The short answer: No. According to Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science and health reporter for the newspaper, it is unlikely because the virus is fragile and normally doesnt survive for more than a few hours on a hard, dry surface such as a bowling ball. Also, experts say the disease cannot be transmitted before the appearance of symptoms and Spencer was symptom-free the night he bowled.

Spencer, a New York City-based physician, contracted Ebola while working with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea to help contain the deadly outbreak. Spencer returned to the city on Oct. 16 and showed no signs of the disease until Thursday, when he was rushed to Bellevue Hospital Center with a fever and diarrhea. Spencer, 33, tested positive for Ebola and was isolated immediately, said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at a press conference Thursday night. Officials are still working to piece together Spencers movements and contact since he left West Africa. Spencers fianc and two friends have already been quarantined.

The mayor assured the city there was no need to panic. There is no reason for New Yorkers to be alarmed. Ebola is an extremely hard disease to contract, de Blasio said. Bellevue Hospital is specially designed for isolation, identification and treatment of Ebola patients. Every hospital in the city is prepared in the event that other patients come forward.

Panic has quickly turned into a torrent of jokes for some on social media.

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[Update: The Department of Health has given the all-clear for The Gutter to reopen!] Williamsburg's beloved bowling alley and music venue, The Gutter, closed yesterday after it was revealed the NYC doctor who tested positive for Ebola had been there on Wednesday night. The Gutter issued a statement this morning:

City officials have emphasized that the Ebola patient, Dr. Craig Spencer, was not ill when he went out on Wednesday (besides going to The Gutter, he went to the High Line; ate at The Meatball Shop; took the 1, A and L trains; took an Uber) and that Ebola is not airborne. NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett said, "People with Ebola are contagious when they are sick, and what's contagious about them are body fluids." The NY Times also explained it's extremely unlikely one would get Ebola from a bowling ball.

One Williamsburg resident wants Mayor de Blasio to show his confidence:

Update: Dr. Don Weiss of the Health Department said during a press conference outside The Gutter, "We came to see that there was no exposure meaning there was no bodily fluids that were here. We confirmed that. The place can reopen and we hope that people will come back." He said of The Gutter, "Theyve been cooperating fully."

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Up-to-date information on the Ebola situation in New York and worldwide after an emergency room doctor who, after treating Ebola patients in West Africa, tested positive for the virus. Dr. Craig Spencer is being treated at Bellevue hospital.

5:18 p.m. -- Cuomo, Christie release details of new state standards

Governor Andrew Cuomo and Governor Chris Christie announced additional screening protocols for Ebola at both JFK and Newark Liberty International Airports:

--There will be real-time access to on-the-ground screening at JFK and Newark Liberty International Airports by New York and New Jersey Departments of Health staff

--Each State Department of Health at JFK and Newark Liberty International Airports will, as permitted under applicable law, make its own determination as to hospitalization, quarantine, and other public health interventions for up to 21 days. There will also be a mandatory quarantine for any individual who had direct contact with an individual infected with the Ebola virus while in one of the three West African nations (Liberia, Sierra Leone, or Guinea), including any medical personnel having performed medical services to individuals infected with the Ebola virus. Additionally, all individuals with travel history to the affected regions of West Africa, with no direct contact with an infected person, will be actively monitored by public health officials and, if necessary, quarantined, depending on the facts and circumstances of their particular situation.

--New York and New Jersey are establishing enhanced communication protocols between their respective state health departments to coordinate on matters pertaining to New York and New Jersey resident travelers who fly into Newark and JFK

--The Centers of Disease Control (CDC) and Customs Border Patrol (CBP) will provide information to New York and New Jersey's respective State Departments of Health on all screening on a real-time basis and provide a daily recap as to the status of that day's screening and CDC determinations

4:40 p.m. -- Cuomo, Christie announce mandatory quarantine for high-risk passengers coming through area airports

In a major new state policy for New York and New Jersey, governors Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie announced a mandatory quarantine for people returning to US through area airports who are deemed "high risk." In the first application of the new set of standards, the states are quarantining a female healthcare worker returning from Africa who took care of Ebola patients. She is not sick, but the governors made the decision to quarantine anyway. It is a unilateral decision by the states.

4:36 p.m. -- Cuomo, Christie announce increase in screening

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The Brooklyn bowling alley that New York City's first Ebola patient visited has shut down for cleaning, according to a statement on the alley's Facebook page.

Dr. Craig Spencer, who returned to the US from Guinea 10 days ago, tested positive for Ebola on Thursday. Spencer was working with Doctors Without Borders in Guinea, which is one of the West African countries that has seen a major outbreak of Ebola. He's now in isolation at Bellevue Hospital.

After he returned to New York, Spencer spent most of his time in his apartment, but he rode the subway and visited The Gutter, a bowling alley in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. He reportedly wasn't symptomatic at the time, but The Gutter has shuttered temporarily as an extra precaution.

Here's the statement from the bowling alley:

New Yorkers' risk of contracting Ebola is very low. Spencer self-quarantined at his apartment soon after he became symptomatic, and the virus is only spread through contact with bodily fluids of a symptomatic person.

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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Assemblyman Joseph Lentol declared this afternoon theywill play a frame at trendy Williamsburg lanes and music venue The Guttertomorrowjust three days after Dr. Craig Spencer, now diagnosed with the Ebola virus, bowled there.

Mr. Adams and Mr. Lentol visitedThe Gutter, and praised the venue and its owner Todd Powers for theircultural and recreational offerings before promising to play there on Saturday. City officials have beenscramblingto easepublic fears ever since Mr. Spencer was quarantined with the illnesswhich has killed thousands in Africa and one patient in Texasat Bellevue Hospital last night.

Not only provides great bowling, but you can also get a great group, as well as a great band. So it is really the triple-b in the great borough of Brooklyn that we are coming out to support, Mr. Adams said.We wanted to come here today not only as an avid bowler, but as the borough president of the Borough of Brooklyn where 2.6 million people live, and we want to send a clear message that we would be bowling right now if the place was open, but we will definitely be here when the venue re-opens.

Mr. Adams noted the location has been declared free of the virus, and that Mr. Powers has taken it upon himself to pay for an extensive cleaning since yesterdays announcement. Mr. Lentolwho entered the facility with the borough presidentsaid that the alley would be pristine bythe time it re-opens this evening.

We came here, the borough president and I, was to go inside and to allay peoples fears that theyre going to catch a virus by going inside this bowling alley, said Mr. Lentol.Todd runs one of the great establishments, one of the jewels of Williamsburg.

Both men praised Mayor Bill de Blasio, Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Centers for Disease Control for their swift response, and argued that New York would not see a reprise of the Dallas incident, where the late victim was able to infect a nurse before his death.

The medical industry is on top of it, Mr. Adams assured reporters.

Mr. Adams also noted his office would be offering free vaccinations against the influenza virus, whose initial effects resemble Ebolas, to avoid a widespread panic.

We dont want, every time theres symptoms theres a cold or a flu, for people to believe theres something out of the ordinary, said Mr. Adams.

Mr. Adams said it was unclear whetherMr. Spencer, a Harlem resident who had been fighting Ebola in Africa, was bowling or just listening to a band two evenings agobut pointed out there was virtually no chance of contracting the disease via casual contact, and that Mr. Spencer was not infectious at the time.

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Nothing sets off a landscape like a beautiful expanse of lawn. Properly cared for with a minimum of chemical treatments and a conservative watering regimen, it neednt be a resource-hungry ecological disaster.

Fall is prime time for putting in new lawns or thickening the turf with remedial seeding, a dense carpet of sod being the best defense against weeds. Its also the ideal season for fertilizing and liming to encourage deep-rooted, drought-resistant grass.

Here are some seasonal tips to consider: If you fertilize your lawn only once a year, fall is the time to do it. Grass blades grow more slowly as temperatures cool, but roots continue to grow quickly. Fall feeding delivers nutrients to roots that help lawns get off to a healthy start next spring.

Fall is the best season for seeding since grass seedlings have less competition from weeds. Rake bald spots, spread seed with a quick-start fertilizer formula and cover lightly with mulch. Water daily for at least two weeks. Over-seeding established (but thin) lawns will help thicken turf.

Perennial rye and bluegrass have a tough time surviving in our increasingly hot and dry summers. Consider some of the newer fine fescues that take longer to knit into a solid turf but are more resistant to drought, shade and disease.

Continue to mow into November, when growth stops. Grass left long over the winter is more prone to fungus diseases. Mow high (3) and avoid cutting off more than one-third of grass blades at a time to keep turf healthy.

Keep mower blades sharp. Dull blades tear grass blades, promoting yellowing and a ragged appearance. The idea is to cut the grass and not merely scare it.

Some fallen leaves are dense, tough and likely to compact, depriving lawns of air oak and Norway maple leaves, for instance. These should be raked and composted, then added to garden beds. Other, lighter leaves can simply be mowed in place and left to decompose, adding nutrients to the soil. Test soil pH to make sure soil is not becoming too acidic to support healthy lawn growth. Get a Do-It-Yourself kit at the hardware store or visit your county office of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service (find yours at njaes.rutgers.edu/county). Apply lime as needed.

Soil beneath lawns can become compacted over time by regular foot traffic and use of heavy equipment like riding mowers, or because it is naturally heavy and clay-like. Aerating opens holes in the turf to admit oxygen, water and fertilizer, promoting healthy root growth. Rent an aerator or hire a landscaper to remove cores of soil. Spiked sandals wont make a dent in the problem.

Assess spots where lawn grass fails to thrive. Excessive foot traffic and dense shade make it difficult to grow decent turf. Try paving or groundcovers in locations where grass fails to thrive.

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