New Yorkers Have Some *Thoughts* About This Whole Bagel Debate

On Monday, March 8th, the New York Times woke up and chose violence.

It was the day that shook New York, a city betrayed by its own Gray Lady, its hometown newspaper of record. It was the day the New York Times said, "California's bagels are better than New York's."

Cue gasps of shock and horror. Women fainting. Babies crying. Jewish bakers ripping off their aprons. A travesty!

While we don't blame the writer of the piece here - we know it's all too easy to get dazzled by the West Coast sun - and while we're sure Californians need bagels and lox, too, the bold statement certainly sent New Yorkers into a defensive tizzy, reigniting the age-old rivalry between the two coasts. 

Here's what our fellow residents had to say:

Yeah, absolutely not.https://t.co/dJ5IHPIfch
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) March 8, 2021

Oprah needs to interview some NY bagels, who suffered a great and offensive injustice today.
— Alex Winter (@Winter) March 8, 2021

was this published purely for the hate-clicks https://t.co/VAmy4ET9HW
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) March 8, 2021

I've seen many, many bagel shops in California with names like "New York Bagels"

I have never, not once, never ever seen a bagel shop in NYC called anything like "California Bagels"
— Adam Sternbergh (@sternbergh) March 8, 2021

Also, what I love about New York bagels is the preponderance of them. In L.A., you have to drive to eat a bagel. In New York, you just step out your door and there’s a bagel.
— Adam Roberts (@heyadamroberts) March 8, 2021

In response to NYT's article about California's bagels being better than New York's, here's Matt from Brooklyn: pic.twitter.com/OXbVi2MYK8
— Arvind Ravikumar (@arvindpawan1) March 9, 2021

Yo @nytimes
You spelled Brooklyn wrong 🥯
https://t.co/HN3HV4nXFY
— Justin Brannan (@JustinBrannan) March 8, 2021

Someone writing for the New York Times, but based in LA for some reason, really wrote an article about some bagels in California being better than anything in New York.

The best time to delete that story was before it was written.

The second best time is now.
— Ray Biggs (@D3HkyBiggsy) March 9, 2021

im not a violent man but there are a few things that stir up an anger in me.. today the New York Times chose violence - https://t.co/a8OyeX1YV1 pic.twitter.com/FfABGBDFnS
— Casey Neistat (@Casey) March 9, 2021

Sure. And New York has the better sunsets.https://t.co/LxUXf4P0XM
— Dean Chang (@dchangnyt) March 8, 2021

As a resident of the Upper West Side I'm just here to say that a bagel shop that makes you wait in line for a half hour and charges you $15 for a bagel with the works is in fact deeply overrated. https://t.co/JjtWEMbUkO
— Alex (@JewishWonk) March 8, 2021

Whenever I see these takes about the best bagels being anywhere but New York I pity anyone reading it who actually falls for this ridiculous second string bagel PR campaign (a shmear campaign if you will)
— sami sage (@samifish1) March 9, 2021

New York has the best bagels because you eat them while you’re in New York end of argument
— Kat Dennings (@OfficialKat) March 10, 2021

the truth is sure there might be 3 good bagel places in california but the bagel you get at any random place in NYC is almost as good and there are like 100 places to go and no long lines
— rachel syme (@rachsyme) March 8, 2021