Of bagels and basketball at LIBC
Ray Serwan, managing partner of Long Island Bagel Cafe in Mineola, holds Knicks-themed bagels on Monday. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp
Anticipation for the Knicks’ first NBA Finals appearance this century has been palpable on Long Island.
And the Long Island Bagel Cafe, with eight locations on the Island, has got in on the action. The eateries are selling Knicks-themed blue and orange bagels to celebrate the team’s run, and they’ve been a big hit at the Mineola location.
“We’re big on the Knicks," said Lillian Mejia, an assistant manager at Mineola’s Long Island Bagel Cafe.
Mejia, who lives in Westbury, said the bagels are temporarily available. “For me, it tastes the same. It's just the color, you know,” Mejia said. “But people love them. Yeah, they love them when we have them. They buy it a lot.”
Knicks-themed blue and orange cookies are also available at the store.
Long Island Bagel Cafe’s other Long Island locations are in Franklin Square, Baldwin, Oceanside, Nesconset, Long Beach, Glen Cove and Bellmore. They also have stores in Scarsdale and Boca Raton, Florida, with two more Florida locations coming soon.
Ben Dickson is Newsday Sports' general assignment reporter. He joined Newsday’s high school sports staff in 2023 after graduating from Maryland, where he covered several of the Terrapins' teams.
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