We spoke to a few local bagel shops and asked them to weigh in on what makes a classic New York bagel. • Niki Russ Federman, the co-owner of Russ & Daughters on the Lower East Side, knows what a New York bagel is not. “That’s what a true New York bagel is all about.”How would you describe a real New York bagel? [New York Times]• Michele Marsh, an anchor on flagship stations in New York City for more than two decades, has died. New York Today is a morning roundup that is published weekdays at 6 a.m.

Source: New York Times October 20, 2017 10:00 UTC