Are groceries in the Big Apple overpriced? According to Columbia researchers David Weinstein and Jessie Handbury, not at all. In fact, they say, groceries in the City are cheaper than in most other regions in the country.
Some people featured in that WSJ article were skeptical:
"Hell no," said Tina Smith, a 47-year-old mother of two shopping at the Pathmark in Brooklyn's Atlantic Center. "There's inflation in New York."
Brittany Dierken wasn't too pleased either:
"I'm heading to get a steak for my boyfriend, which is going to cost me my first born, I think."
I was skeptical too, so I did what any ordinary person would do. I made a competition out of this, taking neat HD-photos of food (and toothpaste).
