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BROADWAYUsher Tests Positive
For the CoronavirusA part-time Broadway em-
ployee who has been working on
two prominent shows has tested
positive for the coronavirus, two
theater owners said Wednesday.
The Shubert Organization and
the Nederlander Organization
said in a joint statement that
from March 3 through March 7,
the employee worked as an
usher at Shubert’s Booth Theatre,
currently home to a revival of
“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
Before that, the employee
worked at Nederlander’s Brooks
Atkinson Theatre, home to the
musical “Six,” during a Feb. 25
evening performance and a
March 1 matinee. The theaters
where the employee worked are
staying open for performances.
A deep cleaning has been
completed at the Booth and one
is scheduled at the Brooks At-
kinson, the statement said. The
organizations said they first
heard of the employee’s testing
positive on Tuesday night.
—Charles PassyCONNECTICUTSuit Filed Over Law
Limiting Gun RoundsGun-rights supporters are su-
ing Connecticut officials over part
of a 2013 state gun-control law
passed after the Sandy Hook Ele-
mentary School shooting, saying
it unconstitutionally bans people
from loading more than 10 rounds
of ammunition into their firearms.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. Dis-
trict Court cites the Second
Amendment right to bear arms
and the ability of people to bet-
ter defend themselves with
more bullets in their guns.
“Law-abiding gun owners in
Connecticut are left more sus-
ceptible to harm or death by be-
ing limited in their means of
self-defense,” said Holly Sullivan,
president of the Connecticut Citi-
zens Defense League. “Criminals
who are intent on doing harm
will not follow this same law.”
A top aide to Public Safety
Commissioner James Rovella,
one of the defendants, said: “We
will work through this important
process, unfortunately we can-
not comment further.”
—Associated PressNEW JERSEYHomemade Sanitizer
Burns Four ChildrenA convenience store owner in
New Jersey reacting to the coro-
navirus outbreak created and sold
a spray sanitizer that left four chil-
dren with burns, state and county
law-enforcement officials said.
Authorities issued a sum-
mons charging Manisha Bharade,
47 years old, of Wood-Ridge,
with endangering the welfare of
children and deceptive business
practices. State consumer offi-
cials also opened a probe into
the sale and promotion of health
and sanitation products at her
7-Eleven store in River Vale.
Ms. Bharade mixed commer-
cially available foaming sanitizer,
which wasn’t meant for resale,
with water and packaged the
bottles in her store, authorities
said. “An apparent chemical reac-
tion from the mixture caused
the burns” to the three 10-year-
olds and an 11-year-old, they
said. It wasn’t known if Ms. Bha-
rade has an attorney.
—Associated PressLONG ISLANDWoman Convicted In
Crusader’s DeathA woman who drove her SUV
over a New York mother who
had been saluted by President
Trump for her crusade against
gang violence was found guilty
Wednesday of all charges.
Annmarie Drago was con-
victed of criminally negligent ho-
micide, petit larceny and criminal
mischief in the September 2018
death of Evelyn Rodriguez. Ms.
Rodriguez became a symbol in
the fight against MS-13 gang vio-
lence after her 16-year-old daugh-
ter was fatally beaten along with
a friend on a Long Island street.
She was killed after confronting
Ms. Drago for trashing a memorial
set up for the second anniversary
of the teen’s death near the spot
where she was slain. The memorial
stood in front of Ms. Drago’s
mother’s home, and Ms. Drago was
concerned it would scare off poten-
tial buyers, prosecutors said. Ms.
Drago didn’t intend to hurt anyone
and was trying to escape Ms. Rod-
riguez and her companion, her de-
fense team argued. Ms. Drago
faces up to four years in prison.
—Associated Press“It will be a model for wa-
terfront parks, a way to em-
brace resilient design and
adapt to climate change,”
Mitchell Silver, said New York
City Parks Department Com-
missioner.
The Parks Departmentplans to use the resiliency de-
signs for the Battery play
space on playgrounds around
the city, including East River
Park, which soon will be reno-
vated, Mr. Silver said.
Federal and city funds are
paying for the Battery Play-Grazing the Glazing, a Troupe Gets Vertical in a Sky-Deck Dance
HIGH FLYING: Members of Bandaloop, an Oakland, Calif.-based company, performed at the opening of Edge in Manhattan on Wednesday.ARTURO HOLMES/GETTY IMAGES
scape, which is expected to
open in spring 2021.
The playground will be di-
vided into five geographic
zones: the bluff, marsh, dune,
riverbed and meadow. Many of
its features will be built above
the floodplain. Underground
basins will take on excess wa-
ter, preventing flooding into
the city’s sewer system. All of
the plants for the playground
were chosen to resist erosion.
Battery Conservancy Presi-
dent Warrie Price said the best
time for children to visit the
play space will be after rain-
fall, because the playground
absorbs rainwater and is de-
signed to prevent flooding.
The playground’s design
team chose flood-resistant
materials such as granite and
stone, and most of the surface
of the park is permeable.
The new playground will be
able to withstand future
storms, Ms. Price said. “What
we’ve built is going to be able
to recover,” she said.The conservancy that over-
sees the Battery in lower Man-
hattan will break ground on
one of the largest climate-
change-resilient playgrounds
in New York City on Thursday.
The goal for the new $18.
million playground, which is
being called the “Battery Play-
scape,” will be one of the most
green and sustainable parks in
New York City, according to
Battery Conservancy officials.
The 1.5-acre playground will
be built within the 25-acre
Battery park, which is located
in a flood zone at the southern
tip of Manhattan. It will sit
near the SeaGlass Carousel.
In 2012, superstorm Sandy
flooded and damaged a previ-
ous playground and other parts
of the Battery. After the flood-
ing, the playground was lev-
eled, but later restored. How-
ever, the conservancy wanted a
new play space that could stand
up to heavy rains and storms.BYAMBERBURTONPlayground Designed for Resiliency
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