Obama's gutterballs (and Special Olympics analogy) were a source of embarrassment on the campaign trail in '08, so last night when Mayor Bloomberg hit Brooklyn's trendiest bowl spot he kept his scores secret. Brooklyn Bowl closed down to host the mayor, along with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and several city agency heads, reports the Advance. "It was really a good team-building event," said FDNY Commissioner Sal Cassano, who scored 126 in one game. "We all weren't that good," he joked. When the mayor took off around 10:30, Kelly stuck around, scoring 86 in one game and 106 in another. A spokewoman wouldn't say how the mayor fared, but she did disclose that city sheriff Lindsay Eason was among the evening's big winners. more ›

A retired corrections officer working the security detail at a Woodside bowling alley shot two rowdy patrons early this morning, sending them to the hospital. Gerard Hourigan and Justin Donaghy, both 29 years old, were having cigarettes in the vestibule, flouting city non-smoking regulations when the guard, Michale Iavecchio, gave them the boot. But when he escorted them outside the friends attacked him, he says. Iavechhio—who because of this past employer had a license to carry a concealed weapon—reached for his .380 Ruger and fired two rounds, hitting one man in the stomach and the other in the chest. more ›

Who doesn't love it when a little bit of history is unearthed underground? The Scout recently got a tip from some folks who purchased a building in Queens, who told him, "while clearing out the basement we discovered a two lane manual bowling alley in very good condition." After doing some research they discovered the basement in the old garment factory was likely a speakeasy during the Prohibition Era, with two bowling lanes for customers. more ›