Ahmad Samhan and Faried Assad of Zaytoons in Prospect Heights opened a bagel shop in the neighborhood in 2010. Now it’s coming to Manhattan, where it will meet stiff competition.
The fan-favorite Filipino chain Jollibee opened its first New York outpost in Times Square last year. Its newest East Flatbush location will be its fifth in the city and its first in Brooklyn.
Honoring Mexican Chef Carmen "Titita" Ramirez Degollado of El Bajío restaurant fame, her grandsons Sebastian and Santiago Ramirez Degollado have opened “Casa Carmen”