To celebrate the 120th Anniversary of the NYC Subway System, the MTA has teamed up with iconic appetizing store Zabar's for jdelicious "Commuter Specials." Now extended from October 24 through November 1, between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m., you can find these great deals at the Zabar's Cafe (while supplies last):

• $1.20 bagel with cream cheese

• $2.90 bagel with cream cheese and coffee (the NYC subway fare)

• $9.90 bagel with cream cheese and Nova lox (a nod to Zabar's 90th birthday this year)

In 1934, husband and wife Louis and Lillian Zabar established Zabar’s as a 22-foot-wide shop along Broadway and West 80th St. with a mission to serve the highest quality coffee and smoked fish. Four generations and 90 years later, the family business remains as a New York institution serving its carefully curated selection of world-class food, from smoked fish and fresh-baked bagels to pastries, freshly roasted coffee, cheese, and more gourmet and specialty items.

New York’s first underground rapid transit network, known as the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT) subway, opened on October 27, 1904, with 28 stations along a 9.1-mile line. The IRT expanded to the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens and was eventually joined by two competing companies, the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation (BMT) and the city-owned Independent Subway (IND).

In 1940, these companies were unified, and today they comprise the current New York City subway system which is made up of 25 routes, 472 stations, 800 track miles, and a fleet of over 6,000 passenger cars. Laid end to end, NYC Transit train tracks would stretch from New York City to Chicago.

The MTA Deal

From October 24 through October 27, between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. at Zabar's Cafe:

• $1.20 bagel with cream cheese

• $2.90 bagel with cream cheese and coffee (the NYC subway fare)

• $9.90 bagel with cream cheese and Nova lox (a nod to Zabar's 90th birthday this year)

While supplies last.

Important Information

Zabar's is located at 2245 Broadway, at West 80th St., on the Upper West Side. Zabar's Cafe is at the corner, by West 80th St.

Get Going

Take the 1 train to West 79th Street, walk one block to 2245 Broadway at West 80th St.