reporter henry rosoff has that story. >> i don't know how people are even surviving. honestly.mething here. we caught up with monique next. and as she was headed in for the dreaded weekly grocery run. >> she has seen prices all but stop rising in the last couple of months. yeah. >> it is. but honestly, it's still tough challenge. it's tough for everyone. definitely. but some additional relief may be on the way with prices stable, which is what phyllis over has been waiting for. they may bring down the interest rates it levels the federal reserve does seem likely to signal next week it will begin cutting interest rates. lower rates would make it easier to get a home mortgage to finance a car. >> and could lead to businesses borrowing to grow, meaning more jobs. all that economic activity generally triggers positive news on wall street, raising retirement accounts and even bolstering city services because the city draws billions in tax revenue from the financial sector. but we found that that big picture relief was of little concern to new yorkers like robert hauser, who just spe