Freddy's Re-Opening in January

Ok, so not technically P-Heights anymore, but relevant and fun news to those of us who want to keep tabs on Freddy's... they'll be reopening in January on 5th Ave (17th/18th Street)

http://newyork.timeout.com/restaurants-bars/the-feed-blog/651923/dont-call-it-a-comeback-freddys-bar-set-to-reopen-in-january

Oh yes. And backroom events are already being planned!

There is a lot of pent-up demand for backroom events.

Ahhhh.... So happy!

Good to hear. I've got stacks of dioramas that have been accumulating since they've closed.

I know they used to have a thing where people would read old love letters or notes from grade school. They should have a night where people bring in their high school year books and read what people wrote in them. That would be boss.

I predict we will have an "all board, all bored" event there within one month of it opening.

I know they used to have a thing where people would read old love letters or notes from grade school.

That was Sarah Brown's Cringe, which was one of the original "reading embarrassing things from the past" event series. It was born at Freddy's, but moved to the UK, apparently... Looking at her site, it seems that she got married to a Brit.

In old school fashion, all of the Cringe photos on the page are of Freddy's origin:

That is one white crowd. Particularly the couple with their "gang poses" in the bottom left.

looks like Friday Feb 4 will be official opening of Freddy's ...

http://gothamist.com/2011/01/17/freddys_bar_to_reopen_february_4th.php#

news of freddy's return

Nice! Bill, what time does your band come on?

i think Les Sans Culottes plays at midnite. new place is supposed to looks great inside, I have been told.

karl will be there

but only shadows

you will see

saw the new freddy's at last nite's soft opening. it looks great. there doing a piece about the bar on "all things considered" today at 4 pm.

official opening tonite.

karl was there

Piano said:

That is one white crowd. Particularly the couple with their "gang poses" in the bottom left.

Man, I HATE it when they do that. Not even slightly cute. They should go to Brownsville and do that...

karl was there

The Wall Street Journal was there.

Leading one to wonder, "Is Karl the Wall Street Journal?"

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/02/04/a-displaced-dive-bar-reborn-in-brooklyn/

or is wsj karl?

Donald's 15 minutes of fame

http://heresparkslope.blogspot.com/2011/02/know-your-bartender-donald-ofinn.html

enjoyed the d o'finn interview, particularly his take on

O'Connor's diaspora and that Lee was probably not gonna walk into new freddy's.