Door signage reads in part: "We've made the incredibly difficult decision to close this Starbucks location by the end of the week ... Thank you for being a part of our story. We look forward to seeing you again soon."
This past Thursday, the company announced that it would close several hundred stores and lay off nearly 900 employees in its latest move under CEO Brian Niccol's continued transformation. Starbucks wasted no time in shutting down the stores on the hit list. (We're told the SB on Third Avenue and 15th Street also shut down.)
With this closure, two Starbucks remain in the East Village — one on Avenue A at St. Mark's Place and another on First Avenue at Third Street.
The First Avenue and 13th Street location opened in 2012.
Updated:
A tipster shared a photo showing the closure at Third Avenue and 15th Street... The tipster told us that Starbucks did not give any warning to the building about the departure.
Oh, no. Where will I get my overpriced burnt bitter coffee with whipped cream and stale sugary pastries?
ReplyDeleteI heard that a good number of the stores being shutdown around the country were unionized stores. If so, then it's par for the course for this corporation. MASA = Make Americans Slaves Again
ReplyDeleteBoycott Starbucks for so many reasons.
ReplyDeleteI'm genuinely surprised that the Ave A location seems to be the last one standing... there were so so so many starbucks' around
ReplyDeleteThe basic girlies moved on to Blank Street in the Spring
ReplyDeleteBoo Hoo 😢 😂
ReplyDeleteThe folks who worked at the 13th Street / First Ave location were wonderful people.
ReplyDeleteBusiness Insider ran a story today with a list of the 100+ locations that Starbucks is closing. https://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-closing-starbucks-locations-2025-9
I can't immediately find the article(s) but the closures have to do with their new CEO Brian Niccol who is under pressure to turn the chain around. Customer grievances include mobile orders taking precedence over in-person orders, new drinks being very time consuming to make, lack of a coffee-house vibe / seating pre pandemic, and most importantly the skyrocketing prices of their coffee drinks, some of which are well over $7.