Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Signage alert: M&M Bagels on 1st Avenue

Photo by Steven 

Signage is up now for M&M Bagels at 186 First Ave. between 11th Street and 12th Street.

It’s unclear whether this spot is connected to the other M&M Bagels in the metropolitan area. We found one in Islip Terrace and another in Astoria. The logos suggest otherwise. 

M&M takes over the space from Lilly's Shakes & Crepes, which never actually opened after a spring 2024 signage alert. 

Anyway, good luck to the owners — there is stiff bagel competition around here ..
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5 comments:

  1. E J KalafarskiSeptember 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM

    I'd love for someone to bring back a neighborhood wings place that isn't Buffalo Wild Wings, after losing both Atomic Wings and Dan & John's.

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  2. #DONTEVERCALLMEBROSeptember 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM

    "Anyway, good luck to the owners — there is stiff bagel competition around here .."

    Yes indeed. There are 2 TS Bagel shops, 1 Apollo Bagel shop, FOUR bagel shops ion 1st Ave between 15th Street and 21st Street. ,

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  3. elyseSeptember 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM

    Another bagel shop? I mean, good luck and all but I'd really like to understand this owner's thinking.

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  4. Queef_McGeeSeptember 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM

    The lines at Apollo and Tompkins suggests there's space for another bagel place...

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    1. SteveSeptember 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM

      Sure, all they have to do is to get TikTok "influencers" to tell their followers that unless they go there and Insta themselves they might as well die. There are reasons TSB and Apollo are popular, and it's not necessarily because they're any good.

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