Brooklyn Bowl Thursdays

So for the past three Thursdays friends and I have made the trek from the Upper West Side to Billyburg for Questlove's DJ sets at Brooklyn Bowl.  Each time has been a blast as Quest cranks out great retro and current jams. Friends from high school, college, grad school and new friends I have met in the city have all come together to dance for hours in this spacious, hip club.  The first time we partied there Quest reminded me of one of the best mid nineties jams:

TLC - Creep

For those of you who haven't been to Brooklyn Bowl it is quite a sight.  A converted factory with many awesome touches it has a bowling alley, a bar, a restaurant, a concert venue, and the cleanest bathrooms of any club I have been to in the city.  Seriously I feel awful for the girls at Lit Lounge.  Brooklyn Brewery is located right next door and the two of them share a great relationship, with Brooklyn Bowl serving a slew of local crafted beers, including some made just for them.  My personal favorite is the Weisse, a good light German brew with a hint of bananas.  From a planner I think this shows a great example of historic preservation and building reuse.  As Brooklyn's north end continues to lose factories and buildings to new high rises and modern buildings we know some people are creatively using existing buildings. 

This Thursday is Quests' last set for the time being, I hope he returns soon.  The party goers at Columbia's GSAPP and I will have to find a new thrill on Thursday.

I'll keep looking for all things cool in this city and posting them