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March 24, 2011
The New Freddy's Recalls the (Really, Really) Old
Freddy's, circa 1952. Feeling nostalgic for a past long before his own, Matt Kimmett posted this photograph to Freddy's Bar's Facebook page.
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December 28, 2010
Hangover Cures from the Pros: Grease, Sweat and Hair of the Dog
What to do after one too many. You already drink like a pro. So, you'll want to remedy the next day's remorse like the best of them, too. Whether it's with a big pile of greasy carbs or a little nip of the dog that bit you, the best hangover cures come from those who give us our poison in the ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Freddy's II Signs a Lease
Freddy's I.Six months after it closed on Dean Street in Brooklyn, the second incarnation of Freddy's Backroom & Bar - to be known henceforth as Freddy's Bar - is finally on its way to becoming a reality. The owners signed a lease yesterday for a space at 627 5th Avenue, in Brooklyn. The previ ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Freddy's Is Re-Opening in the South Slope
Freddy's new watering hole.When Freddy's Backroom & Bar was unceremoniously evicted from its home almost half a year ago, manager Donald O'Finn promised that the bar would re-open on Fourth Avenue and Union Street. O'Finn stayed true to his promise, but not the location: Freddy's will indeed ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Freddy's Gets Filmed: The Shuttered Brooklyn Bar Is Featured in a New Documentary
Freddy's, the bar, begets Freddy's, the movie.Freddy's Bar & Backroom fought a long, hard fight against Bruce Ratner and his Atlantic Yards project. That fight came to a rowdy, bittersweet end on April 30, when the bar bid its patrons farewell. A reincarnation, Freddy's Next Bar, is expected ... More >>
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April 23, 2010
Posts of the Week
With approximately two and a half hours to go until the onset of the weekend, it's time to take a fond look back at the best posts to hit the website since Monday: We ranked the 10 Worst Things to Eat Around Times Square, NY. Chasing the White Dog author Max Watman talked hooch, cocktologists, and ... More >>
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April 19, 2010
Freddy's Fight Comes to an End: The Bar Will Close May 1st, BUT Will Relocate to New Space This Summer
So long, original Freddy's. Hello, Freddy's Next Bar.Following a fake eviction notice from its landlord last month, Freddy's Backroom & Bar is now really and truly being kicked out of its Dean Street space at the end of the month. Freddy's will open its doors in Prospect Heights for the last ... More >>
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December 21, 2009
Anticipating Atlantic Yards Eviction, Freddy's Bar Wraps Itself in Chains
Photos by Lisanne McTernan. The locals at Freddy's Backroom -- a cozy Prospect Heights bar with a rabble-rousing clientele -- could be found getting sloshed at an especially early hour on Sunday. At high noon, and with the assistance of a group of mildly drunken onlookers, manager Donald O'Finn wa ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Freddy's Bar To Install Chains for When Bruce Ratner Tries to Evict Them
The fight to keep homes and businesses from being eminent-domained for the Bruce Ratner Atlantic Yards boondoggle goes badly. So the management at Freddy's Bar -- the fun watering hole and longtime Voice favorite imperiled by the land grab -- is installing chains. Bar manager Donald O'Finn ... More >>
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December 17, 2009
Freddy's to Fend Off Atlantic Yards Project With "Chains of Justice" This Sunday
nolandgrab.orgFreddy'sFreddy'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 ... More >>
NYC Life
January 30, 2007
Old Bars Meet Luxe Condos
nolandgrab.orgFreddy'sFreddy'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 ... More >>
NYC Life
July 25, 2006
Life in the Footprint
Voices of the fading community in the shadow of the Atlantic Yards

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The New Freddy's Recalls the (Really, Really) Old

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Hangover Cures from the Pros: Grease, Sweat and Hair of the Dog

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Freddy's II Signs a Lease

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Freddy's Is Re-Opening in the South Slope

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Freddy's Gets Filmed: The Shuttered Brooklyn Bar Is Featured in a New Documentary

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Posts of the Week

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Freddy's Fight Comes to an End: The Bar Will Close May 1st, BUT Will Relocate to New Space This Summer

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Anticipating Atlantic Yards Eviction, Freddy's Bar Wraps Itself in Chains

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Freddy's Bar To Install Chains for When Bruce Ratner Tries to Evict Them

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Freddy's to Fend Off Atlantic Yards Project With "Chains of Justice" This Sunday

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Old Bars Meet Luxe Condos

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