Mayor de Blasio Says Shooting Hoops Is Fine But No Pick Up Basketball Games During Coronavirus Pandemic – Be Warned Roosevelt Island Basketball Players To Keep Your Social Distance And No Pick Up Games

Social distancing is taking hold with New Yorkers — but we're seeing some issues when it comes to basketball courts. If you want to go shoot hoops with your kids, that's fine.

But we can't have pick-up games. If people don’t follow the rules, we’ll take hoops down.

— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) March 26, 2020