{"id":10047,"date":"2010-02-17T10:37:19","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T14:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=10047"},"modified":"2025-09-02T02:56:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T06:56:29","slug":"bowling-alleys-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/10047\/bowling-alleys-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Bowling Alleys in NYC’s Outer Boroughs"},"content":{"rendered":"

No longer marginalized as an utterly un-cool pastime reserved for children\u2019s birthday parties, bowling has become the \u201cit\u201d going-out activity. These five bowling alleys around the boroughs<\/strong>\u2014yes, there is bowling beyond Bowlmor\u2014combine the nightlife elements you seek on a Friday or Saturday night with the good, old-fashioned fun of everyone\u2019s secret favorite sport.<\/p>\n

Williamsburg | Brooklyn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Brooklyn Bowl<\/strong> | 61 Wythe Avenue | 718.963.3369 | brooklynbowl.com<\/a>
\nNearest subway:<\/strong> L train to Bedford Avenue; G train to Nassau Avenue
\nBrooklyn Bowl is the ultimate in the nouveau bowling experience, with 16 lanes, rockin\u2019 live music, and food by Blue Ribbon. However, if actually knocking down a few pins is your true Saturday night objective, I wouldn\u2019t recommend making this your first choice. Rolling in around 10pm, don\u2019t be surprised if you hear it\u2019s a \u201chalf a day\u2019s wait\u201d to bowl.<\/p>\n

The Gutter<\/strong> | 200 N. 14th Street | 718.387.3585 | thegutterbrooklyn.com<\/a>
\nNearest subway:<\/strong> L train to Bedford Avenue; G train to Nassau Avenue
\nOnly a few blocks from Brooklyn Bowl, the Gutter<\/a> offers a similar experience without the wall-to-wall crowding. Expect a small wait for drinks as people tend to cluster around the bar and a long wait to bowl (on a Saturday night without prior planning, the wait-time for a lane could be anywhere from two to three hours), but bring some friends and the time will pass painlessly.<\/p>\n

Sunset Park | Brooklyn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melody Lanes<\/strong> | 461 37th Street | 718.832.2695 | melodylanesny.com<\/a>
\nNearest subway: <\/strong>R train to 36th Street
\nWhile this Brooklyn alley may err on the side of kitschy with its Starburst-color scheme, arcade, and themed nights, Melody Lanes offers a much more relaxed (family-friendly too) and \u201cauthentic\u201d bowling atmosphere than you\u2019ll find in Billysburg. Their Midnight Madness special is worth the slowish commute on the R train. Every Friday and Saturday from 12am to 3am, enjoy all you can bowl for $22 per person (shoe rental included).<\/p>\n

Bronx<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ball Park Lanes<\/strong> | 810 River Ave. | 718.665.5800
\nNearest subway:<\/strong> 4\/B\/D train to 161st Street\/Yankee Stadium
\nGiven its close proximity to the MLB Mecca Yankee Stadium, it\u2019s only natural that this Bronx bowling alley would bleed blue for the Bronx Bombers. The alley comes alive during baseball season, where bowling takes a backseat to cut-out Yankees clippings and 32\u201d television screens broadcasting the game. Monday nights are reserved for beginners, in case you plan on improving your score before spring training starts.<\/p>\n

Flushing | Queens<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whitestone Lanes<\/strong> | 30-05 Whitestone Expressway | 718.353.6300 | whitestonebowling.com
\nNearest subway:<\/strong> 7 train to Main Street. (Approximately a 15-minute walk from the station.)
\nAs you never know when the bowling bug will strike, Whitestone Lanes has got you (gutter) guarded: this Flushing alley is open 24\/7, seven days a week. Whitestone has all the trappings of a traditional bowling alley, including a sports bar and snack bar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No longer marginalized as an utterly un-cool pastime reserved for children\u2019s birthday parties, bowling has become the \u201cit\u201d going-out activity. These five bowling alleys around the boroughs\u2014yes, there is bowling beyond Bowlmor\u2014combine the nightlife elements you seek on a Friday or Saturday night with the good, old-fashioned fun of everyone\u2019s secret favorite sport. Williamsburg | […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":14069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[725,315,325],"tags":[283,47,15,120,178,175],"class_list":{"0":"post-10047","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-best-of","8":"category-day-trips","9":"category-new-york","10":"tag-bowling","11":"tag-bronx","12":"tag-brooklyn","13":"tag-family-fun","14":"tag-queens","15":"tag-subway"},"acf":[],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":14069,"thumbnail_uri":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/4363788396_095ffcc676_o-300x199.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}