New York City Bagels: It's Not the Water

By Michael Muroff

RESIDENTS OF NEW YORK CITY have long touted the superiority of their bagels over those of other parts of the United States. The history of bagel-making in New York stretches back to the arrival of Eastern European Jews in the late 19th century, and bagels have remained a fixture of the city’s hustle-and-bustle, deli-style cuisine. Many people have attri…