Friday, September 25, 2026

The Starbucks on Avenue A and St. Mark's Place closes permanently tomorrow

Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last day for the Starbucks outpost on the NW corner of Avenue A and St. Mark's Place. 

Door signage relays the news...
Yesterday, Starbucks announced plans to close 250 North American locations, its second major round of cuts under CEO Brian Niccol ... cuts that KO'd the outpost on First Avenue and 13th Street.

The company said the locations targeted are underperforming financially or don't meet its standards for the customer and employee experience. 

This outpost opened in August 2017, and some residents saw it as (another) dagger in the heart of the East Village. 

With this closure, ONE Starbucks remains in the East Village — First Avenue at Third Street. 

So what bar would you like to see take over this prime EV space? 

Previously on EV Grieve: 
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2026 at 12:58 PM

    The mark of the recession. Thanks to printing money and deflating the $USD

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  2. JKSeptember 25, 2026 at 1:14 PM

    If there's not a naked santa window decoration this year then what are we doing this for?

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2026 at 1:18 PM

    I did hear on the news this morning Starbucks is closing 250 locations

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2026 at 1:19 PM

    Say what you will about big corporations in the EV, but this was the only coffee house (aside from the other Starbucks in the neighborhood) open before 7 AM, and for that I will miss them. …but only a little.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2026 at 1:26 PM

    Holy shit! I am not sure whether this is a good or a bad thing. Thoughts?

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2026 at 1:32 PM

    We outlasted them!

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