Taylor Lorenz whines NYC bagel shops don’t use the right vegan cream cheese, wants Mamdani to intervene
Taylor Lorenz has expressed dissatisfaction with the vegan cream cheese options at New York City bagel shops, urging Mayor Zohran Mamdani to take action. Her comments, made in a viral social media post, have drawn significant ridicule and sparked a backlash. In response to the criticism, Lorenz attempted to clarify her stance, suggesting she was merely joking.
- ▪Taylor Lorenz criticized NYC bagel shops for their lack of appealing vegan cream cheese options.
- ▪Her post went viral, garnering over 2.5 million views and prompting a wave of mockery.
- ▪Lorenz later attempted to downplay her original comments, claiming she was just trolling.
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US News Taylor Lorenz whines NYC bagel shops don’t use the right vegan cream cheese, wants Mamdani to intervene By Chris Nesi Published May 25, 2026, 2:15 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Bacon, egg and oh please. Prolific self-parodist Taylor Lorenz wants Mayor Zohran Mamdani to do something about what she calls the woeful state of the Big Apple’s vegan cream-cheese offerings. The former Washington Post journalist and N95 mask superfan uncorked a Sunday morning treatise urging New York City bagel shops “get with the times” and provide more appealing choices. Taylor Lorenz bemoaned the state of the Big Apple’s vegan cream cheese-offerings in a widely ridiculed X post.
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