Governor Andrew Cuomo announced in a conference call on Friday that bowling alleys can open starting on Monday, with limits to capacity and other restrictions.
MONDAY -- HOW THEYCAN GO ABOUTREOPENING.AND TODAY --GOVERNOR'S OFFICEANNOUNCINGBOWLING ALLEYS CANBEGIN OPENINGACROSS THE STATE ASSOON AS MONDAY ASWELL.BUT WHAT DO THEYHAVE TO DO TOREOPEN?AND HOW ARE THEYKEEPING YOU SAFE?7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER JENNACALLARI TAKES US TOALLIE BRANDT LANESIN LOCKPORT TOSHOW US."IT WAS VERYFRUSTRATINGBECAUSE THIS IS OURLIVELIHOOD."YOU CAN HEAR THEFRUSTRATION AND SEEIT ON THE DOORS OFALLIE BRANDT LANES INLOCKPORT.
FIVEMONTHS OF WAITINGWITH NO ANSWERS."WHEN WE FIRSTTHOUGHT WE'D BECLOSED WE THOUGHTMAYBE JUST A COUPLEWEEKS OR MAYBE AMONTH.
THEN WEWERE IN PHASE FOUR,OKAY GREAT.
PHASEFOUR CAME AND WENTAND THEN NOTHING."BUT THAT CHANGED ONFRIDAY, WHENGOVERNOR ANDREWCUOMO ANNOUNCEDBOWLING LANESCOULD OPEN ONMONDAY AT 50%CAPACITY.
NEWS THISALLEY HAD BEENWAITING TO HEAR."NOW WE CAN FINALLYOPEN THE DOORS,NOW WE CAN FINALLYMAKE SOME MONEYTHAT WE'VE LOSTOVER FIVE MONTHSTHAT WE'LL NEVER GETBACK AGAIN."BUT THEY KNOW IT MAYTAKE A WHILE FORTHINGS TO GET BACKTO NORMAL.:06 "THEY'RE STILLGONNA BE NERVOUSAND THEY'RE GONNAWANNA KNOW WHATTHE LOCAL FACILITY ISGOING TO DO TO KEEPEVERYONE SAFE."SO HERE'S WHATTHEY'RE DOING.CAPACITY WILL BE ATOR BELOW 50%.
ONLYEVERY OTHER LANEWILL BE OPEN.
FOODAND BEVERAGES WILLBE DELIVERED TOEACH LANE..
ANDMASKS MUST BE WORNAT ALL TIMES.
ONCE ABOWLER IS DONEPLAYING, THEY'LLLEAVE THEIR BALL ONTHE LANE'S RACK TOGO THOUGH ATHOROUGHSANITIZATIONPROCESS."THIS IS A DETOXMACHINE.
IT SUCKSTHE VIRUS AND THE OILOUT OF THE BOWLINGBALL.
THEN WE HAVE AMICROSTRIKER ANDYOU SPRAY IT ON THEBOWLING BALL ANDWIPE IT OFF AND ITTAKES THE VIRUSAWAY."IT WON'T FEEL LIKE ATYPICAL VISIT TO THELANES AT FIRST BUTBRIAN ASSURESEVERYONE THAT THISWON'T JUST BE A FUNPLACE TO GET AWAY."BOWLING IS VERYSAFE SO WE'RE SAFE,SANITIZED, AND READYTO ROL
Gov. Cuomo announced that bowling alleys could open at 50% capacity starting Monday, Aug. 17.
