Peter Pan

When you walk into Peter Pan Donut and Pastry Shop, you half-expect your cell phone to stop working and Eisenhower to be on the radio. Although Greenpoint gets hipper by the day, Peter Pan stays the same, its donuts (like the red velvet, old-fashioned cake, and coconut) as consistently tasty as its coffee is bad. Neighbors gather and jaw about schools and fires and taxes and who's sick and who's getting married and, if they're smart, when the next batch is coming out.