Some people in Prospect Heights avoid shopping at the corner bodega because they think it’s more expensive than making the trek to Key/Met Foods or a chain drug store. Not so! Case in point: the Rite Aid on 7th Ave. recently charged almost 3 dollars for 2 16-oz. bottles of seltzer; whereas the typical bodega here charges $1 per bottle. So that’s a 50% premium. Ditto with pet food, coffee, milk, eggs… what’s your experience? Please discuss. And take a look at the price tag next time you buy.
PICTURED: Josh Goldstein of BodegaNYC.com sent us this picture of himself standing in front of Espinal Grocery at the corner of Sterling Pl. and Underhill Ave.