Outgoing Rep. Goldman passes House Bagel Caucus gavel to Lasher

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News on Nov 11, 2026

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Outgoing U.S. Rep. Dan Goldman of New York on Wednesday handed over the reins of the so-called House Bagel Caucus to incoming U.S. Rep. Micah Lasher, keeping the hole-y post in Manhattan hands for another two years.

Goldman, who lost his seat in a primary landslide to incoming Rep. Brad Lander, passed the baton of the dough-little gig to Lasher despite their uptown/downtown feud over the best bagel shop.

“While Micah might choose his local Barney Greengrass over my Russ and Daughters, a NY bagel is a NY bagel,” Goldman tweeted. “I’m confident Micah will do an outstanding job of spreading the best bagels in the world to colleagues from around the country in a truly bipartisan way.”

The move appears to be a schmear-ious snub of Lander, who staked his claim to the Bagel Caucus mantle and endorsed Apollo Bagels in the East Village during his winning campaign.

“Let’s schmear ’em at the ballot box!” Lander tweeted on Election Day.

Lander did not immediately respond to request for comment. He won his NY-10 district, which spans lower Manhattan and a chunk of downtown and brownstone Brooklyn, in a walkover against token Republican opposition.

Lasher, who is also Jewish, likewise replaced his mentor, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., in NY-12 covering the Upper West and Upper East sides of Manhattan.

Goldman founded the Bagel Caucus in 2023, saying he hoped to expose out-of-town lawmakers to one of NYC’s culinary treasures.

He and Lasher are both strong supporters of Israel, while Lander calls himself a proud Jew and critic of the Jewish state’s right-wing policies and occupation of Palestinian lands.

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