Adrienne Grunwald

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Haag |Adrienne Grunwald

A bacon, egg and cheese sandwich is a classic New York City dish, served fast and nearly everywhere. At a bodega in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, the price of the breakfast staple (on a roll) recently rose to $5, up from $4.50. It was the first increase since 2019. Freddy and Yovanna Melo, the husband-and-wife owners of the bodega, El Vacilon Grocery, decided to raise the price after the cost of eggs soared during the first months of 2025.