Ess-a-Bagel Celebrates 50th Anniversary with huge bagels that in were cut in lieu of a ribbon, with a pizza dish-sized platter of cream cheese adjacent. Only in New York! ( Photo: Ralph Spielman) Ess-a-Bagel Celebrates 50th Anniversary With New East Side Store You want a schmear? Attention all bagel lovers who pass through the vicinity of Midtown or Murray Hill: a new bagel palace... News 07 Aug 2026 | 05:08