Milking the Dunkin' Donuts Story for All It's Worth
We received photos of the new Dunkin’ Donuts in Carroll Gardens from two faithful correspondents yesterday. The first, at top, came via camera phone from Graham B who generously remarks that, “It’s certainly nicer than your regular DD, but not sure if it will live up to the charm of some of the other local…
We received photos of the new Dunkin’ Donuts in Carroll Gardens from two faithful correspondents yesterday. The first, at top, came via camera phone from Graham B who generously remarks that, “It’s certainly nicer than your regular DD, but not sure if it will live up to the charm of some of the other local cafes.” The second photo, as well as the shots of the “brownstonish” interior and DD’s “official corporate joseph and jesus garden” on the jump come to us courtesy of Patrick D. We also noticed mention, in the comments on Curbed, that there’s going to be some more Double-D action in Williamsburg at the Graham Avenue L stop. “YAAAAAAAAAY HEART DISEASE,” exclaims the commenter. Eternal gratification to the one who can supply the first photo.
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My 2 cents.
DD coffee is good.
Children should NOT be running around the restuarant!
Sorry I don’t know where to send them to school.
Keep the change.
Schools in ft greene: check insideschools.org for your choices. Many fg’ers somehow manage to send their kids to BNS (d 15 magnet with excellent rep). Others like ps 20. There are 2 superior middle schools in d 13, one on Adelphi St (ms 113 I think) and one in P Hts (park place community school, can’t think of #). But, you know, this will probably change. For example there is middle school choice now, advice I’ve heard is apply to one top choice in each district, who knows what the story will be in a few more years.
I like DD coffee and there Latte’s. Taste soo much better the SB and cheaper…
Are we all forgetting it’s also a Baskin Robbins Ice Cream…
Everyone’s kids will be there for an ice cream cone…
nope , that’s the original from Leonardo’s
i have a question. am i mistaken or did leonardo’s just have jesus? i think dunkin’ donuts upgraded to the gracious comforts of both j & j.
Long gone are the days when you couldn’t get breakfast of a good cup of coffee in Carroll Gardens. There are a plethora of restaurants, coffee shops, bakery shops on all the main commercial streets and a few more on the “corner only retail” streets.
And if you think that the coffee is overpriced and/or bilge water, in the local non-chain places; nothing is stopping you from brewing a cup of coffee at home. It will only cost you pennies and probably taste better.
To the cranky poster above: you have clearly never been to Leonardo’s between 5pm and 6 when it’s basically empty and Lenny and his sister (whose name I don’t know) were extremely easygoing about kids not staying in their seats (and no other customers to bother). I mean, the pizza is served with paper plates and plastic utensils that we always threw away ourselves – do you also complain about the kids at McDonald’s? But, I do agree with you that when kids are in restaurants they should sit in their seats and behave — that’s part of why Leonardo’s garden was a nice change (in those empty early evening hours). So how about not assuming from a careless expression what kind of parent I am (or whether I’m some “guy”, which I’m not). You have one big chip on your shoulder.
a lot of FG’ers sent their kids to PS 261 in Boerum Hill. Used to be easy to get a variance (I know, my 2 kids went). My youngest is in 5th grade now, so not sure how easy/hard it is on the K/1st grade level. I’ve heard some rumor that PS 20 and PS 11 (in FG itself) are getting better, but don’t know for sure. If you’re intent on using public schools and you work the system (legitimately), you can get your kids into good schools in Brownstone Bklyn — commutable from FG. I’ve done it, lots of families have done it. Once you get here and ask around you’ll figure out the ropes, too. Schools change and improve so not buying a house based on nabe schools is unwise, I think. Consider schools on a regional basis, and luckily, in Brownstone Bklyn, the region is pretty good with public elementary schools (now middle schools and high schools are another matter, but even then, you can get your kids into Manhattan if you need to–my eldest is an 8th grader at MS 104 on 20th street near Stuy Town.) And there are more middle school choices popping up.
Speaking of Jesus and Joseph, do people remember the front yard -somewhere between CG and Park Slope that had what looked like Jesus in a phone booth?