Whitestone Bowling Alley Faces Wrecking Ball: Records, Report

QUEENS — Plans are underway to demolish a beloved Queens bowling alley, one of the last in the borough, to build apartments, according to city records and reports.

Whitestone Lanes owner Marco Macaluso filed last month an application with the City Planning department to build a 9-story apartment complex on the Whitestone Expressway and Farrington Street, records show.

Macaluso did not respond to requests for comment from the Daily News, first to report the filings, but the application states, "The bowling alley has reached the end of its useful lifespan."

The size of the proposed building — which would have 415 apartments and 14,000 square feet of public open space — would require rezoning approval from the city.

The initial proposal also includes 113 affordable units reserved for tenants earning roughly $60,000 a year, or 120 percent of the Area Median Income, records show.

Construction would wrap up in 2026.

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