Caputo Bagels brings fifth-generation Brooklyn baking legacy to Park Slope

A fifth-generation Brooklyn baker is putting a new spin on an old favorite with the opening of Caputo Bagels in Park Slope next week.Caputo Bagels, from longtime local baker James Caputo and restaurateur Rafael “Rafi” Hasid, opens Oct. 5 at 81 Fifth Ave., bringing hand-rolled sourdough bagels, cream cheeses, smoked fish, sandwiches, pastries and coffee to the neighborhood.Caputo is no stranger to the Brooklyn baking scene. His family’s history dates back to 1904, when his Sicil