# Stanley Zabar, brains behind the iconic NYC family grocery, dies at 94

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stanley-zabar-brains-behind-the-iconic-nyc-family-grocery-dies-at-94/
- Published: 2026-11-11T22:56:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T23:22:43+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/us-news/stanley-zabar-co-founder-of-iconic-nyc-grocery-dead-at-94/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Stanley Zabar died aged 94 after a career building the family grocery.
- He and brother Saul expanded the shop into a New York institution.
- The next generation of Zabars now runs the business.

## Summary

Stanley Zabar, co-owner and behind-the-scenes leader of the Upper West Side grocery that bears his family’s name, has died aged 94. He died on Monday from cancer, the family said, leaving a business he helped shape and a close connection to the New York neighbourhood where he and his wife raised their family.

Zabar and his older brother Saul inherited their parents’ business and expanded its smoked-fish department into a grocery, cookware shop and café. Stanley oversaw areas including mail order, the website, prepared foods and cheese, while also supporting arts, education and culinary training organisations with his wife, Judith. The store is now run by their children and Saul’s children; Zabar is survived by his wife, a daughter, a son, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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