Secrets of NYC
Spot a Ghost Sign for NYC's Lost Automat
There are no more Horn & Hardarts in NYC, but remnants of them still exist!
John Cortese
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Arts & Culture
John Cortese, Proprietor of Golden Gate Fancy Fruits in Brooklyn Has Passed Away
Golden Gate Fancy Fruits has long been one of our favorite hidden gems in New York City, featured in our
Arts & Culture
At Golden Gate Fancy Fruits in Brooklyn, A Grocery from 1939 Frozen in Time
“You’ve just stepped into 1939,” says John Cortese, the 92-year-old proprietor of Golden Gate Fancy Fruits and Vegetables, on