Bow and Arrow Shooting Range Opens in Gowanus

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Gotham Archery, a 7,500-square–foot archery center, opens this week at Baltic and Nevins Streets in Gowanus. In case you’re wondering, an archery center is like the medieval version of a gun range: you stand around using a deadly weapon to shoot projectiles at a target, only that weapon is a bow and arrow. You know, just like Robin Hood and Link in Legend of Zelda.

“Literally anybody is able to do this sport,” says co-owner Ken Hsu, so feel free to bring along the kids and have them play with sharp sticks. There are 20 lanes for beginners and 10 for experienced archers. A $25 introductory class (mandatory for first timers) includes a 15 minute lesson from a certified instructor and 45 minutes of practice time.  “We’re…trying to make that first experience great.”

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Prospect Heights Grow House Goes Up In Smoke

Photo credit: Brokelyn/Kenny RossIf you noticed a piquant, herbaceous odor on Vanderbilt Avenue this past Sunday afternoon, Antonio Dow, 45, is to blame. Turns out the horti-fucking-culturalist was growing a considerable amount of ganja in his apartment and backyard.

Growing pot indoors can sometimes involve heat lamps in the thousand-watt range (the average room is capable of sustaining just one bulb that powerful), but whatever the configuration of his artisanal Brooklyn weed hobby (described by the FDNY as ‘substantial’), one of his extension cords sparked a blaze. He also decided it was a good idea to have some loose ammo around his apartment for some reason, and he’s ultimately being charged with criminal drug possession and intent to sell. Luckily the FDNY put out the fire in a snap and there were no injuries, but nearby residents did feel a strange need to head up to Amorina for a slice. 

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Park Slope's Resident Dump to Be Converted Over to Luxury Condos

You heard right. 187 Seventh Avenue or the boarded up dump that has kept heads shaking and tongues clucking for decades is now one step closer to be converted into, yup... you guessed it... luxury condos (that was also in the title of the post, so I helped you out).

According to DNAinfo the developers Sugar Hill Capitol Partners (not to be confused with the Sugarhill Gang) filed permits this past April to turn that neglected travesty into four floor-through apartments. Yes, you heard right again, floor-through. As in huge. As in three to four bedrooms. As in mucho dinero. The group bought the building for 4.2 million when it was facing foreclosure so you can imagine the mark up they'll need for the return on their investment. 

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Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now...Because Morrissey Cancelled At Barclays

Oh mother, I can feel the soil falling over my head.  

That’s probably how Morrissey fans in Brooklyn feel right now, like they’re being buried alive, after Morrissey canceled his June 21st concert at the Barclay’s Center, citing a continuing respiratory infection. Great opportunity to get your mope on, Moz-heads. Of course if you’re a true Smiths fans, you’ve been moping good and proper since 1987, when the band ruined your life split up. 

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A Real Bitch

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This must be the week for crazy neighborhood stories (keep 'em coming!). Today, a longtime FIPS reader writes in about an incident experienced at the dog park on 17th Street between 6th and 7th Ave. 

A few months ago, my dog was attacked by a group of dogs in the park. The dogs were all under the supervision of a dog walker who thinks taking dogs to a park is the same as walking them. She has no control over the animals she is "walking" and is really nasty to boot. When her gang of dogs attacked mine, she stated "You're overreacting. That's what dogs do, you're acting stupid" as her dogs jumped and nipped at me while I was trying to leave with my dog. The woman stepped in front of the dog park gate, not allowing me to leave and continued to state "You're acting ridiculous. Give me a break, you have no idea about dogs." She then tried to blame me "Well, is your dog neutered? Is he a puppy? Maybe he doesn't have social skills?"  Let me tell you FIPS. My dog has fucking social skills AND he's neutered. He's never been in an incident before or after this one (although he does act nervous around big dogs now). He's not even 15 pounds. Her dogs? All huge and acting like thugs trained in the art of mighty ducks formations.  They had my dog flipped over on his back within seconds of him stepping into the dog park and took turns chomping on his belly. I had to tell the woman to move the hell out of the way and to leave me alone.

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