Sad to hear this. 15ish years ago when I lived on the UES, the 2nd Ave H&H still seemed good. They baked 24 hrs/day and always had (my beloved) fresh pumpernickel bagels. Pretty sure they had already split from the UWS H&H by then. Which one is expanding into a chain?
This book is very in depth about the history of this brand.
https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Bagels-Marc-Zirogiannis/dp/1365778231/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QSI9YJF0LOOR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PDcP8E1erWbNCjwzlEGPBsZajC3FuqSdjxlWNVIlp52O5YZIO7U6gV8zYBYSGwGeEyoarI4lWYw1G7jolmtbK_Wt1k_cWoQOEX23Ag8tewbhY5vunATqJqOBxe6iSXZZJg-HEdOq2h0J2BdkvTJKwyKTwj0dD7oK56tPk5GlecF5lpnkWvCoPlLSjIRWxX_R_Iy4uR3-8-9lV4n0V_xYUDZhsQaX0qp1QvVRdQ5r-EM.Q25F0FdemHsBjVxbSNEYld8r2nabFmTAGeAI_VhGqb8&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+rise+and+fall+of+h%26H&qid=1739379752&sprefix=the+rise+and+fall+of+h%26h%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-1
Sad to hear this. 15ish years ago when I lived on the UES, the 2nd Ave H&H still seemed good. They baked 24 hrs/day and always had (my beloved) fresh pumpernickel bagels. Pretty sure they had already split from the UWS H&H by then. Which one is expanding into a chain?
The operation owned by the original owner went out of business in 2012, so this would be the offshoot.