A traditional New York Bagel is boiled before being baked.  The boiling process is what gives New York Bagels its "crisp, shiny crust".

Bagels have been defined as a "doughnut-shaped yeast-leavened roll that is characterized by a crisp, shiny crust...."  Source: Encyclopedia Britannica Online (http://www.britannica.com).   You can add to that definition, goes great with cream cheese.

Bagels taste great even after freezing.  You can pre-slice your extra bagels, place them in a freezer bag and then store them in a freezer.  That way, all you have to do is take the bagels out of the freezer, and thaw them, toast them or microwave them to enjoy a great bagel anytime.  

A&S Bagels is a wholesale baker and supplier of New York bagels, including frozen dough bagels, full-baked bagels and par-baked bagels.  Want delivery into Manhattan , bagels can be delivered into Manhattan .  As is the case with most areas of Long Island , New York , New Jersey , Maryland , Texas, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Georgia, Ohio, Florida , North Carolina , etc.  

A&S Bagels is based out of Franklin Square, New York.  The 7 day Long Island delivery service area includes Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, including the Northshore, the Southshore, and cities such as East Meadow, Garden City, Carle Place, Woodbury, Valley Stream, Hempstead, Mineola, Melville, Westbury, Hicksville, Levittown, Freeport, Seaford, Massapequa, Bellmore, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Glen Cove, Rockville Centre, Syosset, Huntington, Bayside, Forest Hills, Manhasset, Whitestone, Commack, Brentwood and Riverhead; New York City (the five boroughs of Manhattan, including Wall Street, Downtown, Uptown, Midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island); and more.