Is ‘New Absolute Bagel’ real? A sign stirs fretful optimism on the Upper West Side. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

NYC’s beloved Absolute Bagels ‘reopens’ in original location — but fans shouldn’t celebrate just yet

When Absolute Bagels on the Upper West Side shuttered late last year, New Yorkers were left heartbroken and mourning the bagel joint, which had made its mark on numerous best-bagel lists throughout its 30-year run.

Is ‘New Absolute Bagel’ real? A sign stirs fretful optimism on the Upper West Side. - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

It was a Passover miracle: A sign for a bagel shop had risen again outside the storefront vacated abruptly in December by Absolute Bagels. “Reopen: New Absolute Bagel,” reads a banner outside the shuttered Broadway store. An image of a stack of two bagels, cream cheese spilling out their sides, appeared next to the words. “Is it real? We need some investigative journalism!” one Upper West Side reader texted our staff as he passed the sign this w…