Bagel wars are boiling over on this tiny Midtown block

There are some peaceful blocks situated in Midtown. West 35th Street between Seventh and Eighth is not one of them. On one short stretch, bagel hopefuls face a dense, noisy, heavily trafficked area where three major bagel names—Best Bagel & Coffee, Liberty Bagels and Apollo Bagels—are all jockeying for doughy supremacy within steps of one another.