Update: The Gutter Declared Safe For Bowling And Fun

[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."

From the NY Times:

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Update: The Gutter Declared Safe For Bowling And Fun