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May 28, 2008
Country Music Grows in Brooklyn
An unironic country scene flourishes, real-estate woes notwithstanding
The Village Voice
By Marc Ferris
Though country music is flourishing in Brooklyn, some of the venues aren't. Freddy's, in the footprint of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards plan, is one of two bars with an uncertain future:
Standing in the crosshairs of the Atlantic Yards fiasco, Freddy's Bar & Backroom occupies a block slated for seizure by eminent domain. Newspaper clips about the $4 billion project's progress are posted outside, under glass; a sign taped to one wall reads: "Save the Bar, Save the Neighborhood, Save Brooklyn."
The décor is typical kitsch, but "Freddy's is a great listening room," Oscar says. "I scouted around, just in case, and there's nothing like the Backroom: It's located past a set of swinging doors, and if you want to sit at the bar and watch sports, you don't have to be bothered."
Posted by lumi at May 28, 2008 4:54 AM