# Stanley Zabar’s legacy extends far beyond iconic NYC grocery store as New Yorkers remember his lasting impact

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stanley-zabars-legacy-extends-far-beyond-iconic-nyc-grocery-store-as-new-yorkers-remember-his-lasting-impact/
- Published: 2026-11-13T07:41:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T08:43:09+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/13/us-news/stanley-zabars-legacy-extends-far-beyond-iconic-nyc-grocery-store-as-new-yorkers-remember-his-lasting-impact/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Stanley Zabar helped build Zabar’s into a New York institution.
- His philanthropy supported students, chefs, medical research and the arts.
- Those who knew him remember his generosity and forward-looking outlook.

## Summary

Stanley Zabar, who died aged 94 this week, helped turn his family’s smoked-fish business into Zabar’s, a much-loved New York grocery institution. Those who knew him say his legacy also rests on decades of generosity and support for people and organisations across the city.

With his wife Judith, he backed Hunter College scholarships, student food assistance, arts programmes and library renovations. He also supported aspiring chefs through the Careers through Culinary Arts Program, medical education and research at NYU Langone Health, and performing arts at Symphony Space, where he and his daughter Lori served on the board.

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