TORONTO — On Bremner Boulevard just west of Scotiabank Arena, a few TV news crews gathered outside the temporary fence surrounding the building, hoping to see N.H.L. In the past, barricades bounded the wide cul-de-sac, barely pinning in the crowded street party that drew thousands of fans each night of Toronto Raptors run to the 2019 N.B.A. playoffs on Saturday afternoon, the area featured security, police, and a solitary hot dog vendor waiting next to his cart. In an indoor retail space across the street, a Sport Chek apparel store with plenty of Toronto Maple Leafs gear on display was open, but empty of shoppers. Further down the concourse, a liquor store had customers lined up out the door, spaced six feet apart.

Source: International New York Times August 04, 2020 13:07 UTC