Living in New York City is expensive; there’s no doubt about that. Almost everything in Midtown, for example, is overpriced. But there are ways to be frugal. Seth Kugel offers tips to save money in various areas of interest. One in particular was food. McDonald’s and Subways seem really enticing but better cheap food is surprisingly not hard to come by. There are many locations that have meals for under $10. One such place is Margon, a Cuban eatery just outside of Times Square. Others are Pio Pio and Talented Thai Kitchen near Herald Square. If you’re looking for something even cheaper, there are places in Chinatown that offer food for $5 or even as low as 70 cents. Finding cheap food is definitely not an impossible task. You just have to look in the right places.
http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/can-it-be-done-midtown-on-a-budget/
