Yesterday chains were installed at the bar in Freddy’s, on 6th Avenue and Dean. The building that houses the bar is slated to be demolished to make way for Atlantic Yards, and patrons/AY protesters will now be able to lock themselves to the bar when the wrecking ball materializes. The Associated Press had the following to say about the chain installation: “On Sunday, supporters bolted a chain to the establishment’s bar, and some patrons hundcuffed themselves to it for about an hour while sipping on pints of beer. They say they’ll do it again when authorities try to seize the property.”
Fans Chained to NY Bar in Eminent Domain Protest [AP]
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