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COVID-19: NYS Issues New Seating Guidance For Knicks, Nets Playoff Games COVID-19: NYS Issues New Seating Guidance For Knicks, Nets Playoff Games
Covid-19: NYS Issues New Seating Guidance For Knicks, Nets Playoff Games There will be (vaccinated) fans in the stands this year as both the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets prepare for what they hope are lengthy playoff runs. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that fans will be able to pack the stands when the two teams start their postseason run, with no mask mandate or social distance necessary for anyone who has proof of vaccination. At both the Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden, there will also be a section for unvaccinated fans who will have to remain six feet apart and wear masks while vaccinated New Yorkers are cheering shoulder-to-shoulder. …
COVID-19: NY To Permit Arenas, Stadiums To Reopen To Public, With Specified Maximum Capacities COVID-19: NY To Permit Arenas, Stadiums To Reopen To Public, With Specified Maximum Capacities
Covid-19: NY To Permit Arenas, Stadiums To Reopen To Public, With Specified Maximum Capacities New York’s economy is opening up a little wider, with sports arenas, stadiums, and theaters given the green light to open with certain COVID-19 restrictions in place. Citing the success of allowing nearly 7,000 fans into the stadium for the Buffalo Bills playoff run after being tested, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that more large venues can open back up as the state combats COVID-19. “We’re doing vaccines and controlling the spread of COVID, but we have to get the economy opened in balanced ways,” Cuomo said during a COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday, Feb. 10. “The Buffa…
Nassau Coliseum To Close Indefinitely Nassau Coliseum To Close Indefinitely
Nassau Coliseum To Close Indefinitely As construction of the New York Islander’s new arena at Belmont Park resumes, officials have shuttered the doors of their old (and would-be temporary) home at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. Former Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, who operates Nassau Coliseum through Onexim Sports and Entertainment, announced that the company will “shutter the venue indefinitely” as it seeks new investors for the building. According to a Bloomberg report, Onexim has told potential investors that it would turn over the lease in return for assuming roughly $100 million in loans on the property…
NYPD Officer From Long Island Charged After Shoving Woman At Protest NYPD Officer From Long Island Charged After Shoving Woman At Protest
Nypd Officer From Long Island Charged After Shoving Woman At Protest An NYPD officer has been charged with assault after allegedly throwing a protestor to the ground during a march to protest the killing of George Floyd. Vincent D’Andraia, 28, of Long Island, was charged Tuesday, June 9, for the incident that allegedly took place on Friday, May 29, near the Barclays Center, said Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. D'Andraia, who is assigned to the 73rd Precinct in Brownsville, Brooklyn, was charged after he was captured on a video recording that has been widely circulated, shoving a woman to the ground who was peacefully protesting.  He was charg…
COVID-19: College Basketball Conference Suspends Player Handshakes Before, After Playoff Games COVID-19: College Basketball Conference Suspends Player Handshakes Before, After Playoff Games
Covid-19: College Basketball Conference Suspends Player Handshakes Before, After Playoff Games March will be mad for a different reason this year, as one NCAA Division I conference announced that the long time pre- and post-game tradition is being temporarily shelved to help curtail the spread of coronavirus. The Atlantic 10 Conference announced that it won’t permit handshakes between players before or after games in its upcoming postseason conference tournaments. The league is also expected to provide sanitizing gel to teams to use in locker rooms. The University of Dayton Arena will host the women’s basketball tournament this weekend, Friday, March 6 Sunday, through March 8; while…
Play Ball? Legal Sports Betting In New York Could Be Approved As Soon As Next Week Play Ball? Legal Sports Betting In New York Could Be Approved As Soon As Next Week
Play Ball? Legal Sports Betting In New York Could Be Approved As Soon As Next Week Odds are improving for legalized sports betting at Empire City in Yonkers, Resorts World Catskills in Monticello as well as Yankee Stadium, Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center. On Monday, June 10, the state Gaming Commission has scheduled a 1 p.m. vote in New York City on proposed rules governing the operation and licensing of limited sports betting statewide.  And everyone seems to want a piece of the action. In amendments filed this week, state Senator Joseph Addabbo, D-Queens, revised his mobile sports betting bill to include in-person wagering at professional sp…
Islanders' Playoff Resurgence Sparks LI Pride As Second Round Of Playoffs Gets Underway Islanders' Playoff Resurgence Sparks LI Pride As Second Round Of Playoffs Gets Underway
Islanders' Playoff Resurgence Sparks LI Pride As Second Round Of Playoffs Gets Underway With the New York Islanders moving on to the second round of the NHL playoffs, Long Islanders are bleeding blue and orange for their resurgent team which famously won four straight Stanley Cups between 1980 and 1983. After easily dispatching the Pittsburgh Penguins in a first-round sweep, the Islanders - often considered the little brother to the Rangers - have Long Island buzzing with excitement for their second-round matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes, who pulled a dramatic Round 1 Game 7 overtime win against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. In advance of the s…