Harry Styles Criticizes $10 New York Cappuccino Prices

Harry Styles joked during a concert near the end of his 30-show Madison Square Garden residency that New York’s $10 cappuccinos and tipping demands were among Halloween’s scariest sights. Reactions ranged from agreement about the cost of coffee to amusement at the wealthy singer’s complaint, while some fans criticized his concert ticket prices. The broader price surge has been driven in part by climate-related production disruptions and tariffs that were later removed; U.S. coffee companies say they absorbed some of the higher costs by cutting profit margins. Bureau of Labor Statistics data put the average price of a pound of ground roast coffee in U.S. cities at $9.33 in September, 91% above 2020 and a record for that month.