Why isn't the bar/lounge 95 South mixed??

travelriter

Subject: Why isn't the bar/lounge 95 South mixed??

Why isn't 95 South on Franklin more mixed? They have amazing music and you can dance. Its right around the corner from Franklin Park which I think is also great, and Franklin Park always has a mixed crowd, but 95 South has a mostly black crowd.

And has nothing to do with the crowd there being unwelcoming, because the one time I ever saw it was the night Obama was elected, and a large group of white paraders went into 95 S to watch the election on the giant tvs and the regular crowd there was friendly and everyone was dancing together and having a ball.

It sucks that while so black local neighbors will go to a mostly white or mixed bar but so many white newer residents are unwilling to patronize black owned businesses.

I know some of us are, "I'm not racist; my best friend is black," pc liberals, but maybe we can find a way to be a bit more open minded and willing to end the segregation that still exists. It's almost 2010!

sweet tea

i don't got there because when i've tried, it's been so loud (recorded music) that my head nearly exploded. people were friendly enough, though i did feel like a curiosity.

sometimes it's also too loud inside FP, too. i like to sit outside there, so i can hear my friends talk.

(it goes without saying, i hope, that i speak for All White People.)

sweet tea

i don't got there because when i've tried, it's been so loud (recorded music) that my head nearly exploded. people were friendly enough, though i did feel like a curiosity.

sometimes it's also too loud inside FP, too. i like to sit outside there, so i can hear my friends talk.

(it goes without saying, i hope, that i speak for All White People.)

jay b

When I tried to go on a Saturday night, it was no cover for my friend who is black, and $10 for me. I am not black.

jay b

When I tried to go on a Saturday night, it was no cover for my friend who is black, and $10 for me. I am not black.

lo kee

People tend to self-segregate.

It has as lessto do with racism as the fact that people feel comfortable surrounded by the familiar.

lo kee

People tend to self-segregate.

It has as lessto do with racism as the fact that people feel comfortable surrounded by the familiar.

tsarina

I wholeheartedly agree with Sweet Tea. Its not a matter of it being a black or a white owned business, its where you feel comfortable.

I go into stores and they have the music cranking so loud that it is painful to be in there. Crown Bakery is an example. Most of the time it is okay, but sometimes its so loud I wont go in when its too loud.

When I go out to a bar I look for a place that is comfortable, I can talk to friends and don't have to shout over the music. Franklin park isnt too loud. and you can get away from it on the rare occasion that it is.
Lets face it there are just different cultural sensibilities between the two places. Its okay if you want to "party" and its okay if you want to "lounge" . The neighborhood needs both kind of places.

tsarina

I wholeheartedly agree with Sweet Tea. Its not a matter of it being a black or a white owned business, its where you feel comfortable.

I go into stores and they have the music cranking so loud that it is painful to be in there. Crown Bakery is an example. Most of the time it is okay, but sometimes its so loud I wont go in when its too loud.

When I go out to a bar I look for a place that is comfortable, I can talk to friends and don't have to shout over the music. Franklin park isnt too loud. and you can get away from it on the rare occasion that it is.
Lets face it there are just different cultural sensibilities between the two places. Its okay if you want to "party" and its okay if you want to "lounge" . The neighborhood needs both kind of places.

ishtar

I don't like 95 South because the drinks are too expensive and I'm not a fan of the crowd AND they charge cover sometimes. I like Franklin Park because it's chill, has cheaper drinks and a much more pleasant vibe. I'm black.

ishtar

I don't like 95 South because the drinks are too expensive and I'm not a fan of the crowd AND they charge cover sometimes. I like Franklin Park because it's chill, has cheaper drinks and a much more pleasant vibe. I'm black.

ishtar

I don't like 95 South because the drinks are too expensive and I'm not a fan of the crowd AND they charge cover sometimes. I like Franklin Park because it's chill, has cheaper drinks and a much more pleasant vibe. I'm black.

meredithb

Jay B wrote: When I tried to go on a Saturday night, it was no cover for my friend who is black, and $10 for me. I am not black.

That's fucked. Call Al Sharpton.

meredithb

Jay B wrote: When I tried to go on a Saturday night, it was no cover for my friend who is black, and $10 for me. I am not black.

That's fucked. Call Al Sharpton.

meredithb

Jay B wrote: When I tried to go on a Saturday night, it was no cover for my friend who is black, and $10 for me. I am not black.

That's fucked. Call Al Sharpton.

whatchuwant

My white friend and I went one evening only to be COMPLETELY ignored by the bartender (a chick with her unattractive tits hanging out). There were 2 of them in fact, along with a barback. The bar itself isn't that big, and granted they were busy, but the fact is, they moved like molasses. Add that on with the fact that after standing there patiently for 15 minutes, she went literally right over my head to the guy standing behind me to take his order! Fuck. That.

We walked out and I bitched to the doorman who went to get the manager and then I bitched to him. He tried to get us back in, but who needs it?!?! Music is too loud to talk and I refuse to be ignored by some shitty bartender. Based on my experience, it wasn't a black/white thing though- it was a male/female thing. She wanted tips from guys. She can suck it.

whatchuwant

My white friend and I went one evening only to be COMPLETELY ignored by the bartender (a chick with her unattractive tits hanging out). There were 2 of them in fact, along with a barback. The bar itself isn't that big, and granted they were busy, but the fact is, they moved like molasses. Add that on with the fact that after standing there patiently for 15 minutes, she went literally right over my head to the guy standing behind me to take his order! Fuck. That.

We walked out and I bitched to the doorman who went to get the manager and then I bitched to him. He tried to get us back in, but who needs it?!?! Music is too loud to talk and I refuse to be ignored by some shitty bartender. Based on my experience, it wasn't a black/white thing though- it was a male/female thing. She wanted tips from guys. She can suck it.

whatchuwant

My white friend and I went one evening only to be COMPLETELY ignored by the bartender (a chick with her unattractive tits hanging out). There were 2 of them in fact, along with a barback. The bar itself isn't that big, and granted they were busy, but the fact is, they moved like molasses. Add that on with the fact that after standing there patiently for 15 minutes, she went literally right over my head to the guy standing behind me to take his order! Fuck. That.

We walked out and I bitched to the doorman who went to get the manager and then I bitched to him. He tried to get us back in, but who needs it?!?! Music is too loud to talk and I refuse to be ignored by some shitty bartender. Based on my experience, it wasn't a black/white thing though- it was a male/female thing. She wanted tips from guys. She can suck it.

terekete

it's too loud for what it is that i want to do at a bar-- namely, have a beer and catch up w/ the folks i'm with.

it basically occupies that undesirable zone of not big enough (or with good enough sound) to be a dance place, and too loud to be a bar.

chekhovian

how's the brunch at this joint? i see signs for their brunch and i assume they don't blast music during a weekend brunch hour. maybe that's a good time for the sound-sensitives to check it out.

$10 to get into anywhere seems steep in our 'hood. that must be the only crown heights establishment charging people at the door or am i wrong?

whatchuwant

Essence Lounge on Atlantic and Troy charges on weekends. And I think the gay bar on Nostrand charges too, especially when they have a performer.

cool the kid

Dont do it

When I lived at 475 St Marks they used to have little parties down the block

I walked up to them one night and was like 'hey guys whats up'

Mind you I'm black like them, but not hood in any way..

Anyway one of the dudes is like 'yo man, are you fuckin crazy?' in a 'seriously, you have no business here' tone... to which I replied 'yea'

I went about my business

Few weeks later, huge drug raid on that same spot.

Not to say 95 South is a drug den. But there are shootings and shit there. With the abundance of bars around (isnt FP right around the corner) I don't see why ANYONE would want to go to 95S. The mundaneity of partying at generic hipster bars trumps standing in a boring spot with loud abrasive music and the high possibility of a shoot out every time. I love my people, but somehow we have lost our ability to have a good time.

sterling2000

Jay B wrote: When I tried to go on a Saturday night, it was no cover for my friend who is black, and $10 for me. I am not black.

Well, there's some racial progress: black people are free but white people cost 10 bucks...

travelriter

ok, ok, you guys made some good points.

To be honest, I only ate there twice but the food really sucked. And its true that Franklin Park is mixed, so, you guys are right; its not about a black/white thing.

There is also a bar similar to 95 South i think a few blocks away on bedford/st marks (Brooklyn Exposure i think its called) that has (or had) a reallly loud Karaoke night on wednesdays which was not mixed at all (and yes there have been fights and dangerous incidents) but on Sunday afternoons they had live jazz and it was mixed.

$10 cover for a bar in Prospect Heights? Damn, I didn't know that. No wonder Franklin Park is the new Bembe, or SODA!

It would be really cool is if 95 South had jazz sometimes. Or Franklin Park, but i guess if they are a bit pricey, they're doing so well they dont need to try to attract more customers.

mr. met

Franklin Park does have a mix of black/white, but i don't think the black crowd at Franklin Park is the same demographic as the crowd at 95.

whynot_31

mr. met wrote: Franklin Park does have a mix of black/white, but i don't think the black crowd at Franklin Park is the same demographic as the crowd at 95.

exactly

embereye

travelriter wrote:
It would be really cool is if 95 South had jazz sometimes. Or Franklin Park, but i guess if they are a bit pricey, they're doing so well they dont need to try to attract more customers.

I thought Franklin Park was cheaper?

Anyway, it looks like they did have music nights in the winter - http://franklinparkbrooklyn.com/category/events/ (bottom of the page) - maybe they'll come back with requests? I know they have readings on Monday nights which are on hiatus until fall, but I haven't been to them yet. Anyone know?

mr. met

there is another thread about Soda and FP in the Prospect Heights forum where i posted this, but i thought it might be worth posting here too:

it's my understanding (gf knows the owner) that they intentionally don't carry hennessy. now why do you think that is?

whatchuwant

mr. met wrote:

it's my understanding (gf knows the owner) that they intentionally don't carry hennessy. now why do you think that is?

Now THAT'S fucking hysterical! Gotta love the nabe....shit just never ends....

mr. met

Franklin Park doesn't carry it, that is

whatchuwant

mr. met wrote: Franklin Park doesn't carry it, that is

No, I understood you. Pisser!

So, with 95 South, it isn't a black/white thing, but with FP, it IS!