Wedge Is Dead, hello Blumm Family Bagels! (728 Franklin)

Perhaps their two options are to have limited hours during rush time vs. having longer hours but losing money due to the costs of staffing and other expenses during off hours. It seems like the loss of money during the off hours is a major contributing factor to businesses closing.

Trying to buy a bagel at 4pm after kids get off school doesn't seem like an unreasonable time to me...and the Bean place sometimes is out of them by that time as well
Can someone please open a "regular" bagel shop? Pretty please?

Sorry, I'm going to have to rant here. I think it's unclassy and self serving that he took a jab at Bagel Pub. VERY different than Starbucks or Verizon and ridiculous that he would even mention it. (Nice try trying to sandwich it in between). There are already many small businesses that started in other areas, yet he chose to name the one that will be his competitor. I don't think he'd like it if he decided to open a business in a neighboring area like Park Slope and others said "the De Zayas business empire is tearing the fabric of authenticity of our neighborhood". I'm sure hundreds of locals who were here pre- gentrification say the same about his businesses that serve a certain demographic.

Now I'm turned off from supporting any of his businesses. It's sad how entitled and holier-than-thou some of the "first wave" gentrifiers get.

If you REALLY want to maintain the fabric of the community and support local businesses, then perhaps you should start an organization that supports long time businesses that are constantly being pushed and priced out or long time residents who want to start or expand their businesses. Music venue, dive bar, nitehalk-like cinema? Sounds like "The Crown Heights Should Become Williamsburg Society".

When you charge twice as much for your product as the rest of the market, don't be surprised if people are excited when you start facing a competitor.

http://www.nitehawkcinema.com

When you charge twice as much for your product as the rest of the market, don't be surprised if people are excited when you start facing a competitor.

The pricing isn't even the worst part - they clearly don't bake their own bagels and they repeatedly are out of what I'd consider "basic" bagel shop ingredients (smoked salmon, lettuce, onions). If they offered what I'd consider an even basic bagel shop experience I'd feel more sympathy, but the reality I've found is that Blumm's/Nagel's seems to be a boutique-bagel-store-for-boutique's-sake. I'd much rather go to Bagel Pub when it opens, know that I'll be able to walk in even when it's busy, get the kind of bagel I want with the toppings that I want, and be out of there in 5 minutes. The place on 9th street is big but welcoming, and I've always found they provide pleasant and well-managed customer service (and delicious bagels).

Do we have a reader that can confirm this during the day, while sober?

Sounds photo worthy.

Perhaps the note stated they closed early yesterday.

We may never know....

I salute you, Bagel Pub, for dealing with the assholery in a classy way. I'm sure everyone (minus De Zayas) is happy that you are opening and now I am even more so. Good luck!