“Freddy’s in Brooklyn is a happening place that has been named one of the city’s best bars by the Village Voice, Esquire, and The New York Times. Unfortunately, Freddy’s — and the surrounding neighborhood — is smack-dab in the footprint of the Atlantic Yards project, a multi-million-dollar, 22-acre development … don’t mistake Atlantic Yards as one more instance of the market-driven transformations for which New York is rightly famous. It’s actually the latest case of eminent domain abuse, where private property is seized by the state on dubious grounds and then immediately handed over to private interests for private gain.” [Flash video] (03/03/10)