I grew up in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn .The bagels were great.
When my wife and I lived in Canarsie from 1967 to 2003.We used to buy bagels from Bell Bagel .We have been living in Long Island nearly 20 years and people buy from a bagel chain ,Bagel Boss.However,my wife makes a trek to still get Bell Bagel who are now in Long Island.
My wife had an uncle who was a bagel baker in Brooklyn.