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February 14, 2006
Brooklyn beer boycott on tap
Bar that’s epicenter of anti-arena fervor mulls not serving suds from pro-Nets brewer
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By Amy Zimmer
Freddy’s Bar & Backroom — a dive joint in the footprint of where Bruce Ratner wants to build a $3.5 billion basketball arena and residential high-rises — has become the epicenter for opponents of the project.
That’s why bartender Bleu-Jasmine Liverpool faces a quandary: Brooklyn Lager, the bar’s top seller, is produced by the Brooklyn Brewery, whose owner Steven Hindy is pro-arena and hosted a party last week for Ratner officials and Borough President Marty Markowitz that included New Jersey Nets dancers.
Posted by lumi at February 14, 2006 4:13 PM