New Yorkers are getting priced out — of eating sandwiches .
A ham and cheese sandwich at Eli Zabar’s E.A.T. on the Upper East Side now costs $31.57 — $29 plus tax — and Gothamites are experiencing intense sticker shock over the cost of what was once a working-class staple.
It sparked outrage among eaters when a Reddit thread with a photo of the sandwich captioned “$29 Ham and Cheese sandwich” drew more than 600 comments and 2,000 upvotes on Monday.“The first time I bought that sandwich I was like, ‘Are you serious?’ ” an Upper East Side psychologist who lives […]
