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December 18, 2009
Freddy's to Fend Off Atlantic Yards Project With "Chains of Justice" This Sunday
Fork in the Road [Village Voice Food Blog]
by Rebecca Marx
More reaction from the Freddy'sphere to Sunday's planned installation of Ratner-proof chains.
Freddy's, the Prospect Heights watering hole we recently named one of Our 10 Best Brooklyn Bars, has for the past few years been dealing with the threat of destruction courtesy of Bruce Ratner's proposed Atlantic Yards Project. This Sunday, Freddy's staff and supporters are fighting back by installing so-called "Chains of Justice" around their beloved bar.
Freddy's manager, Donald O'Finn, has sent out an e-mail announcing that an "overwhelming number of Freddy's Bar patrons plan on chaining themselves to the bar if Scrooge Ratner and Grinch Paterson's Atlantic Yards Project attempts to shutdown and demolish Freddy's Bar and Backroom. This Sunday, we are installing chains onto the Bar itself for just such a purpose...."
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JEREMIAH'S VANISHING NEW YORK, Freddy's Chain
That's the same bar today. If these men are still alive, and able-bodied, maybe they'll show up on Sunday, too, handcuffs in hand, ready to take a stand against corporate greed and dirty politics.
Found in Brooklyn, Chained to the Bar * !Freddy's Bar Patrons Revolt Against Ratner * Sunday at Noon!
Posted by eric at December 18, 2009 9:43 AM