This thrift bites: For the first time, a slice of New York pizza now costs more than a subway ride

A slice of pizza now costs more than a subway ride in New York City.

That violates the “pizza principle,” a New York economic dictate that says the price of a slice of cheese pizza and a one-way subway ride together will go up and stay the same.

The typical cost for a regular piece is now $3.14, well above the $2.75 subway fare, Bloomberg reported.

And with New York Gov. Hochul pledging to keep subway fares frozen for now and inflation showing no signs of abating, the gap could widen further.

The pair of city essentials for New Yorkers has risen more or less in lockstep since the 1950s, Bloomberg said.

But the price of a piece is now above $3 in each borough for the first time, Bloomberg said — lowest in Brooklyn ($3.06) and highest in Manhattan ($3.26).

This article was first published on NYPost.com