# Farewell to Stanley Zabar, the ‘Mayor’ of the Upper West Side

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/farewell-to-stanley-zabar-the-mayor-of-the-upper-west-side/
- Published: 2026-11-12T21:36:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T22:34:21+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Times (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/nyregion/stanley-zabar-upper-west-side.html
- Topics: Culture, Food, World

## Key points

- Stanley Zabar helped run Zabar’s for more than 70 years.
- He died aged 94, just over a year after his brother Saul.
- His funeral reflected the store’s deep Upper West Side roots.

## Summary

Stanley Zabar, who helped lead the family’s celebrated food market for more than 70 years, has died aged 94. His funeral brought together relatives, staff and other Upper West Side business owners, reflecting the neighbourhood ties that shaped his life and the store’s place in New York food culture.

Zabar managed the market’s finances and its associated local property portfolio, working with his brother Saul and, until 1994, business partner Murray Klein. He was last at the store two weeks before his death; around 250 people attended his funeral. His family remembered a devoted husband, father and grandfather who often offered people asking for money a job.

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