Midtown coffee cart prices spike as supply issues threaten NYC’s last affordable java
NY Post
Inflation is hitting New Yorkers where it really hurts — in their morning cup of Joe.
Coffee cart prices are creeping up as vendors scramble to keep up with ever-increasing supply costs – leaving caffeine-starved commuters and tourists groaning about another pinch on their wallets.
The iconic carts omnipresent on the sidewalks of Midtown Manhattan are still one of the last bastions of affordable java in the Big Apple, but many spots have upped prices by 50 cents in recent months, with a small cup going for $1.50 and a large up to $2.50, vendors and coffee drinkers told The Post.
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“Everything’s more expensive,” fumed 20-year java seller Aziz Changezi, who sells coffee and breakfast in Manhattan’s Diamond District. His ol’ reliable 3-pound tub of Kirkland Colombian coffee used to fuel local workers has surged in price from under $10 in 2020 to more than $22 in 2026, he said.
A $1.50 small coffee in 2023 at Changezi’s stand on 47th Street now runs customers $1.75. Large coffees are priced at $2.50, up from $2.
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