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With the price of flour down so low that even PETA activists can afford to hurl the stuff at Lindsay Lohan, you might think bagel and pizza costs might drop a bit. But most pizzeria and bagel shop owners in NYC—who raised their prices earlier this year in response to skyrocketing flour cost—have not been passing the savings along to their customers. Vinny Camporeale, owner of the East Village pizzeria Vinny Vincenz, tells the Daily News, "Our rent goes up every year—customers aren't aware of that." Who knew!? Now Camporeale's "seriously thinking" about raising the price a third time this year, from $2.50 to $2.75. At least at Montague Street Bagels in Brooklyn Heights the bagel price has reverted to 90 cents, down from the summer price of $1. Assistant manager Preston Joseph declares, "It's the right thing to do. We're not con men." Hear that, Vinny, you rapacious pizza fleecer?
Pizza, Bagels Still More Expensive Despite Drop in Flour Cost
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not true. all in the east village on "weekdays" not friday and saturday pizza is $2. and they advertise just that.
flower? flower??? oh man, someone needs their coffee.
he signs a yearly commercial lease? is that common?
4$ gets you two slices & a 20oz bottle of soda on 36th & 8th.
There's a pizza place on St. Marks and across the street from Old Navy on 6th and 18th St. that sell plain slices for $1.00.
Montague Street Bagels (aka Hot Bagels) are seriously awesome and you can almost always get a batch of something warm. Also, they are always nice people even if you aren't a regular.
but what about pizza bagels?
ugh I hate their pizza anyway... there are lots of other options in that neighborhood...
To be fair, Vinny's has been raising it's prices much less often than some other pizza places in the area (stromboli, nino's). However, when prices went up the last time I figured it might be a good time to try making my own pizza at home from scratch. Inflation of food and grocery prices is going nuts in the E Village. "Best Price" Deli charged me $5.20 for 4 rolls or TP. WTF?
Yeah, the rent going up every year thing sounds like a cop out. You don't spend the kind of money it takes to renovate a commercial space for your specific use and then sign a lease that would only guarantee your use of that space for one year.
Once a price goes up, unless there's broader regulation, it's unlikely you'll see it roll back down. The merchant had to fight to get the elevated price and had to justify it due to economics. Even if current economics indicate a coming reduction, the vendor will be reluctant to reduce prices.
r1b2 is right price changes usually go in one direction, up.
Are $1 slices any good?
He's not signing a new lease every year - his rent increases a certain percentage (probably 2%) to adjust for inlafation.
The only time you see prices go down is with electronics otherwise everything else always goes up.
"but what about pizza bagels?"
when pizza's on a bagel, you can eat pizza anytime.
The price will drop when there is no one left to buy pizza and everyone is getting their food from a breadline.
Bread lines? Why not pizza lines?
the only $1 pizza I go to is the one in hell's kitchen 41st and ninth. not bad for a buck, garlicky. you do get junkies asking you for a buck for pizza, but when you order one for them they refuse. then the whole line got on the junkie's case, it was a classic NYC moment.
how are the one's at the delis?
fuck it. i would pay 50 bucks for a slice of new york pizza. i am stuck in germany, where their idea of pizza often includes curry sauce, pineapples, and raw bacon.
I swear I haven't lived near a pizza place that uses real flour in years. I think they are using a very low grade spackling compound that turns rock hard when cold and powderizes...
It is always easier to raise prices than to lower them.
The $1 stuff on St. Marks isn't terrible. Not the best, but certainly not the worst. Again, you have to deal with the little mohawk white kids begging for a buck there though.
Isn't it a bad idea to eat raw bacon?
"The price will "drop" when there is no more flour coming to market because the farms were "nationalized" (after the banks and the auto industry), and everyone is getting their food from a breadline.
But only after proving to Rahm they have done their "national community service", and the "misery (ooops, I meant "wealth") has been spread around."
There, fixed it.
41st & 9th, $1 slices are awesome!!
The greedy will not survive right now, we need to watch each others backs a little better these days and being fair in pricing will guarantee survival in a time/market like this.