Mayoral Candidate Hosts Bagel Walk Through Iconic UWS Joints

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — If there was one way to the heart of Upper West Side voters — it might be through a perfectly toasted bagel — and that's exactly what mayoral candidate Ray McGuire went for on Monday.

McGuire, the former Wall Street executive, hosted an hour-long bagel walk at 2:30 p.m. through the Upper West Side.

He stopped at five neighborhood bagel, cream cheese, and butter havens:

• Bagels & Co. - 391 Amsterdam
• Zabar's - 2245 Broadway
• Orwasher’s Bakery - 440 Amsterdam Ave
• Modern Bread & Bagel - 472 Columbus Ave
• H&H Bagels - 526 Columbus Ave

McGuire has told other publications that his go-to order is a Zucker's everything bagel with light cream cheese and lox.

While the bagel walk is the undoubted highlight of his Upper West Side journey, he also visited the following neighborhood businesses.

• Stationery & Toy World - 125 W. 72nd St.
• Juice Generation - 117 W. 72nd St.
• Harvest Kitchen - 269 Columbus Ave.
• Angaar - 283 Columbus Ave.
• Pioneer Supermarket - 289 Columbus Ave.
• Paper Source - 309 Columbus Ave.
• Corks on Columbus - 313 Columbus Ave.
• 16 Handles - 325 Amsterdam Ave.
• Fairway - 2131 Broadway

While McGuire was just seventh in a recent poll from NY1, he has dominated the Upper West Side fundraising scene. He has raised $1,916,529 from residents in the 10023, 10024, and 10025 ZIP codes as of May 17 — Comptroller Scott Stringer is a distant second at $350,518.

McGuire's fundraising trick just might be the bagel love.