in new york city . for the restaurant in atlanta see junior s grill . coordinates 40 41 24.46 n 73 58 55.20 w 40.6901278 n 73.9820000 w 40.6901278 ; 73.9820000 junior s restaurant type restaurant industry family restaurant founded 1950 headquarters downtown brooklyn new york city products cheesecakes desserts drinks revenue 200 million 2005 website www.juniorscheesecake.com junior s is a restaurant chain with the original location at 386 flatbush avenue extension at the corner of dekalb avenue in downtown brooklyn new york city . other locations include times square area and the lobby of the mgm grand hotel in the foxwoods resort in ledyard connecticut . the restaurant was founded by harry rosen in 1950 . 1 it is known for new york style cheesecake . according to the restaurant it was named junior s after rosen s two sons walter and marvin . 2 contents 1 history 2 building and future plans 3 in popular culture 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit according to go brooklyn at the corner of flatbush and dekalb avenues in downtown brooklyn there has been a diner run by the rosen family since 1929 . in 1950 the name was changed to junior s and it has been serving its famous cheesecake and other goodies ever since . 3 rosen worked with master baker eigel peterson 1 to create the cheesecake known today as the world s most fabulous cheesecake based on a recipe that was in the rosen family for three generations . 4 in addition to cheesecake junior s features deli sandwiches particularly corned beef and pastrami ten ounce steakburgers cheese blintzes and unique onion rings . fans of the restaurant are not limited to brooklynites . a kuwaiti prince was known to have taken several junior s cheesecakes back with him . 4 in 1981 when the restaurant caught on fire a crowd of people watching the firefighters started chanting save the cheesecake 4 5 6 the interior of the restaurant was modernized after the fire . 3 building and future plans edit the building at the corner of dekalb avenue and flatbush avenue extension is 17 000 square feet of red and white striped menus flashbulb adorned signs rust colored booths and a wooden bar . a shrine to the brooklyn of old it has become a must visit for politicians from borough presidents to president barack obama who bought two cheesecakes and a couple of black and white cookies during an october 2013 visit with bill de blasio who was soon to be elected mayor . junior s in brooklyn famous no. 1 original cheesecake in february 2014 the third generation owner alan rosen put the building on the market for development as an apartment tower with the hope of striking a deal with a developer to allow junior s to return as a ground floor tenant . rosen received offers up to 45m but that offer wouldn t accommodate junior s on the ground floor . in september 2014 rosen took the building off the market after deciding the existing building is junior s identity . 7 in april 2015 junior s announced it would move its baking operations from queens to burlington new jersey . 8 9 in 2016 the location inside grand central terminal in midtown manhattan was closed . in popular culture edit junior s cheesecakes have been sold nationwide through various outlets including the television shopping network qvc . 4 the diner was featured in the brooklyn public library s children s book of brooklyn landmarks brooklyn pops up . 3 in a 2003 making the band episode da band was assigned to walk to brooklyn and get a slice of cheesecake from junior s for sean p. diddy combs . they also filmed their single tonight from their 2003 album too hot for tv in front of the restaurant . in 2010 junior s defeated fellow new york city cheesecake shop eileen s special on an episode of food feuds as chef michael symon s choice for best cheesecake in new york city . junior s featured as an impromptu gathering location in the 2014 movie the angriest man in brooklyn starring robin williams and mila kunis . see also edit list of restaurants in new york city references edit a b asimov eric october 11 1996 harry rosen is dead at 92 ; junior s restaurant founder the new york times barron james may 9 2006 provenance of junior s cheesecake is questioned the new york times a b c greenwald josh march 12 2001 historic bites the brooklyn paper a b c d kennedy randy february 19 1997 in brooklyn passing the torch of success the new york times johnston laurie ; oreskes michael august 10 1982 new york day by day the new york times pp . b 3 quindlen anna may 25 1983 about new york ; city or borough dodgers or no dodgers brooklyn is brooklyn the new york times pp . b 5 croghan lore september 9 2014 cheesecake lovers rejoice iconic junior s will stay intact brooklyn daily eagle associated press junior s moving its cheesecake baking operation to nj northnewjersey.com april 15 2015 mcgeehan patrick new jersey cheesecakes junior s is moving bakery the new york times april 14 2015 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to junior s restaurant . official site timeline of junior s history retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title junior % 27s & oldid 743751849 categories downtown brooklynrestaurants established in 1950restaurants in brooklynhidden categories coordinates not on wikidatacommons category with local link different than on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages edit links this page was last modified on 11 october 2016 at 01 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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