Customers eat dinner at the French restaurant Gigi's in the Brooklyn borough of New York on April 26, 2026. Hugo Hivernat's restaurant was only open for a few days before he got dragged into New York City's cost of living row over a portion of half chicken priced at $40. For some on social media, the cost highlights how dining has become prohibitively expensive in the most populous US city. But Hivernat insists his business is barely making a profit. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP via Getty Images)