Brooklyn sports spots worth the trip
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Brooklyn sports spots worth the trip

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Brooklyn sports spots worth the trip

Marcus Delaney
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These are the joints where I burn off the shuffleboard losses and heckle the refs on a Tuesday night. Half gyms, half arenas, half my personality at this point — yeah that's three halves, I never said I was good at math, I'm good at bocce.

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Brooklyn sports spots worth the trip — 9 items
NameTickSpotAddressCitySportMy take
1Royal Palms Shuffleboard ClubRoyal Palms Shuffleboard Club514 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215BrooklynShuffleboardMy home court, literally. I've lost more pucks here than I've lost arguments with my landlord.
2Union HallUnion Hall702 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215BrooklynBocce ballFree courts, cozy fireplace, and comedy downstairs after — it's a triple threat like a Harden stepback.
3Barclays CenterBarclays Center620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217BrooklynBasketballNets games hit different when you can walk home after. Try doing that from the Garden, pal.
4Madison Square GardenMadison Square Garden4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001New YorkBasketball and hockeyThe world's most famous arena, and also the world's most famous way to blow a paycheck on nosebleeds.
5Yankee StadiumYankee Stadium1 E 161st St, Bronx, NY 10451BronxBaseballI'm a Brooklyn guy through and through but a hot dog in the Bronx hits like a walk-off homer.
6Citi FieldCiti Field41 Seaver Way, Queens, NY 11368QueensBaseballMets fans suffer beautifully, it's basically performance art, and I respect the commitment.
7Brooklyn BowlBrooklyn Bowl61 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249BrooklynBowlingBowling plus live music plus fried chicken, this is the triple axel of a Friday night out.
8Maple LanesMaple Lanes1570 60th St, Brooklyn, NY 11219BrooklynBowlingOld school lanes, no frills, just you versus the gutter and your own ego.
9Kick Axe Throwing BrooklynKick Axe Throwing Brooklyn622 Degraw St, Brooklyn, NY 11217BrooklynAxe throwingTechnically a sport, definitely a stress reliever, great for pretending you're not mad about work tickets.