Once upon a time, New Yorkers might have balked at the notion of a $30 lobster roll. But then the price surged north of $50, and they told themselves, 'Whatever, it's lobster. Lobster is market-priced. And New York is expensive.'When the longstanding promise of dollar-slices started costing $1.50 or more, New Yorkers grumbled, but grimaced and moved on. 'It's New York, and times are tough,' some might have said. 'New York is expensive.'But when the city caught wind of a $29 ham and cheese sandwich being sold at a deli on the Upper East Side this week, its citizens decided they'd had enough. '$29 Ham and Cheese Sandwich' a user wrote on alongside a picture of a pre-packaged square of 'health bread,' ham, and cheese, sold at E.A.T., a branch of the longstanding market Eli Zabar.
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