Open Phones: Farewell To Freddy's

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 30, 2010

After 70 years, Freddy's Bar in Prospect Heights is closing -- a casualty of the Atlantic Yards project.  Listeners call in with their toasts to the neighborhood institution.

Will you miss Freddy's?  Post your salute to Freddy's (not your rant) here!  Start it with "I'd like to propose a toast..."

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