Despite the various reports circulating, The Brooklyn Bowl is (most likely) free of the Ebola virus. As the story goes, a doctor, who was treating victims in Guinea, returned to New York and cabbed over to a bowling alley-music venue. Later, the man contracted Ebola-like symptoms and was rushed to the hospital. The full story about Dr. Spencer can be read in the NY Times.
The venue in question is actually called The Gutter, a nearby bowling alley-music venue, similar to the Brooklyn Bowl. The venue cancelled its scheduled CMJ Show last night, due to “unforseen circumstances.”
@brooklynvegan our cmj show at @thegutter was canceled, have any alternative venues!!??
— Goodnight Records (@GoodnightRecord) October 23, 2014
Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Bowl said that they had no further information, and had not been contacted by authorities.
We are aware of the reports that an individual who may possibly be infected with Ebola attended an event in Williamsburg last night.
— brooklynbowl (@brooklynbowl) October 23, 2014
Our thoughts and prayers are with Dr. Spencer during this difficult time. Fortunately, however, The Gutter has been informed that no one else at the venue, staff and customers alike, are at risk: