1322 Cortelyou Road
Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park CornerTribeca Pediatrics [https://www.tribecapediatrics.com/#home] announced this week that it plans to open its new Cortelyou Road location on November 5. The practice, which announced that it would take over the former John’s Bakery at 1322 Cortelyou Road in July [/blog/
Chef Romy Dorotan
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1322 Cortelyou Road
After John’s Bakery closed [/blog/food/after-decades-in-the-neighborhood-johns-bakery-closes-its-doors] late this summer, prompting many a tribute from neighbors [/blog/food/from-a-sea-of-blue-and-yellow-tributes-to-johns-bakery], the space at 1322 Cortelyou Road sat dormant for a while, leaving us to question what would set up shop at the site. Now, it looks like the store once
1322 Cortelyou Road
“R.I.P. John’s Bakery,” the blue sign posted at 1322 Cortelyou Road states. “Write a letter to John’s sharing what this place means to you.” Beneath the sign there is a wad of paper, from which neighbor after neighbor has taken a page to write down memories
1322 Cortelyou Road
John’s Bakery [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Johns-Bakery-Bagels/306531762728786], a neighborhood institution that became an integral part of so many of our lives – serving its cakes and cookies at bridal parties, weddings, and baby showers; handing over the addictive egg sandwiches to the children of parents who had flocked
Bobby's Department Store
How recession proof is Ditmas Park? I sent my tweenage boys out with a fistful of one-dollar bills to find out. Their only instructions were to spend $1 or less per item and stay between Church Avenue and Newkirk Plaza. What they found surprised me. The boys came up with
John's Bakery
Happy Three Kings Day! If you got held up in the snow over the weekend trying to buy a Rosca de Reyes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosca_de_reyes], don’t worry–a few local shops still have them in stock. • La Nueva Union Bakery [http://www.yelp.com/
bagels
If you ask me, the only thing that makes a regular baked good better is an unusual color. Purply blueberry muffins? Check. Chocolate chip cookies tinted green for Saint Patrick’s Day? They’re just more fun that way! So, the bright-colored bagels at John’s Bakery [https://www.facebook.
Holidays
In “Best Food Holiday [/blog/food/celebrate-national-cheese-day-with-gooey-bites-around-the-neighborhood] Week Ever” news, National Donut Day [http://donutdayusa.com/] is this Friday, June 7. The holiday was created by the Salvation Army in 1938 to honor women who served soldiers donuts during WWI, and now we’re lucky enough to reap the benefits!
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Public schools are on Spring Break from Monday, March 25 to Tuesday, April 2. School resumes Wednesday, April 3. The question is: How do you keep kids entertained for the week-and-a-half break if they aren’t in camp? Never fear, we’ve got ideas. Prospect Park—Our go-to solution for
John's Bakery
Ah, the holidays. Everyone is talking about gifts, cheer, goodness and that’s all splendid. But what about holiday treats? Let’s not forget what’s really important this season: sugar, sprinkles, chocolate and iced cupcakes in boxes and bags the size of your head. You’re in luck, hungry
Brooklyn Recycle Project
Juan Carlos Pinto [http://jcarlospinto.com/] and the Brooklyn Recycle Project [http://brooklynrecycleproject.tumblr.com/] were out on Cortelyou Road yesterday, inviting neighbors as part of the Brooklyn ARTery workshops [/blog/art-music/brooklyn-artery-brings-workshops-to-greenmarket-this-sunday] to help install a mosaic on a wall next to John’s Bakery. The Brooklyn Recycle Project’
John's Bakery
What kind of deals can you get at neighborhood food joints? Time for a quick round-up: • College students can get 10% off at Salud [http://saludnyc.com/] (1308 Av H) with an ID. • John’s [http://www.yelp.com/biz/johns-bakery-and-pastry-shop-brooklyn] (1322 Cortelyou) gives a discount to staff of local