After months of rumors, H&H Bagels' West Side location has been closed. Not that H&H wanted to—the Daily News reports, "A New York City Marshal has moved to take possession of the fabled bagel maker from its last existing site on W. 46th." more ›

It's been a rough year for the carbo-kings at H&H Bagels, and it looks like things could be getting worse—the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the company may be evicted from their 639 West 46th Street mass-manufacturing plant. Is no bagel safe? more ›

A bagel brand run by a former H&H employee is picking at the remains of the now-shuttered Upper West Side institution, telling us that he wants to move in to the Broadway storefront that once housed the inimitable bagel institution. But...is it too soon? more ›

And the twists just keep coming in the tale of beleaguered bagel institution H&H! Last night was the hotly anticipated "Save H&H" rally at Riverside Park, where about 25 people showed up, and there were not, as promised, free bagels. But there were some interesting hints about where the store might land next. more ›

Breaking bagel news! The Wall Street Journal is reporting that H & H Bagels, beloved Upper West Side carboloading institution, is closing—for good—tomorrow! more ›

Garden Operation Realty, a company under the umbrella of H&H Bagels owner Helmer Toro, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Manhattan after finding themselves $5.1 million in debt. They owe $3.4 million to the IRS and an "undetermined amount" in back taxes to New York and New Jersey, and Toro says that their expansion of the Secaucus facilities "was more costly than anticipated," and that subtenant All Dutch Baking Co. also filed bankruptcy, which deprived Garden Operation of "much-needed rental income." Somewhere, an Ess-A-Bagel employee is petting his white cat, fiendishly watching as all his plans finally fall into place. more ›

This has not been a good year for bagel emporium H & H Bagels. Last May owner Helmer Toro pleaded guilty to second degree grand larceny for pocketing $330,000 in payroll taxes and yesterday he went and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to avoid being locked out of its New Jersey manufacturing facilities. Well, technically its parent company, Garden Operation Realty LP, did the filing. more ›

The owner of H+H Bagels was indicted on tax fraud charges today. Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau said that Helmer Toro collected payroll taxes from employees but didn't pay them to the government and also evaded unemployment insurance tax. more ›

Well, that was quick: the Upper West Side location of H&H Bagels reopened this afternoon, after being seized by the government for non-payment of taxes early this morning. The State Department of Taxation and Finance this afternoon told the CityRoom that the retail location of H&H and its Hell's Kitchen bakery owed more than $100,000 in back taxes. Clerks at the UWS bagel store have returned to laying out lox slices and buttering those poppyseed selling plain, unadorned bagels like there's no tomorrow, and have been specifically instructed not to talk about the temporary seizure. A woman at H&H's flagship (identifying herself as “Blanca, just Blanca”) said the seizure was “a misunderstanding that has been cleared up." The tax department differs; CityRoom explains, "so many tax warrants, or liens, had piled up by Friday that the department was still struggling to provide a full accounting to reporters." H&H hopes to have everything cleared up by today, so that no more locks will be hoisted upon on the House of Lox. more ›