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Bagel in Harlem Leaves, H&H Bagels Appear In Harlem

Venue_SaurinParkeHH.jpgIt's one of those classic tales of missed connections in New York.

A Jewish girl from Indiana navigates the maze of New York real estate and finds herself living in Harlem, searching for a bagel. She holds steady in her quest, even after being groped. But one day she is knocked to the ground by a drunk man wielding a bag of cans. She decides it is time to let the quest go. And peeking out from her shadow as it recedes down the street are H&H bagels, now being served at Saurin Parke Cafe on 110th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard.

When the campaign was over this month, I was surprised to read that Bagel in Harlem had moved, despite her propensity for doing so. I was also surprised to learn that Rob Freeman had sold Saurin Parke.

While some of the changes under the new owners are welcome, such as H&H Bagels, one change seems to have had a noticeable negative impact. Although there is still free WiFi for patrons, the new management is no longer offering free electricity, and the outlets are covered up.

When I stopped by recently, expecting there to be the normal crowd of people on laptops, only three customers total were in the place.

Thankfully, unlike the search for dough with a hole in Harlem, the search for free WiFi with an outlet is much easier. A sampling of hot spots with electricity on Frederick Douglass Boulevard alone includes:

Society Coffee at FDB and 114th
· Society Coffee Celebrating Its One Year Anniversary Next Month [Harlem Fur]

Tribal Spears Gallery and Cafe at FDB and 117th
· Tribal Spears Gallery and Cafe [Official Site]

Patisserie des Ambassades at FDB and 119th
· Culinary Plenipotentiaries: Patisserie Des Ambassades [Harlem Fur]
· Patisserie des Ambassades [Official Site]

Comments

When I lived up in Manhattan Valley, it took me too long to venture in to La Negrita on 109 & Columbus. Very chill, very comfortable, rarely crowded with free wifi and electricity. Not quite Harlem, and I only regret I discovered it just a month or so before we left the neighborhood.

If I remember correctly Saurin Parke served bagels for a brief time when they first opened.

20 year Harlem resident needs bages for Sunday morning breakfast.Walking to Absolut Bagel on Broadway is not always doable. Better than the over priced H&H.

I came looking for this posting b/c I remembered it from back when Saurin Park covered its outlets. Tribal Spears is now charging $2/hr to use their outlets. Probably honesty is the only thing holding you to it, but I paid up b/c my laptop battery is shot. Anyway, I hadn't seen this "pay for an outlet" thing before, and I actually think it's a good compromise.

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