tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post44859393698158398..comments2024-03-29T01:09:48.567-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: [Updated] Starbucks opened today on Avenue A and St. Mark's PlaceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5967382923792189092017-09-02T08:20:55.360-04:002017-09-02T08:20:55.360-04:007:39 PM - actually they are providing a convenient...7:39 PM - actually they are providing a convenient bathroom for the crusties in the park. well, at least they will be providing something of value to the community...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81588730255758819612017-09-02T01:58:33.652-04:002017-09-02T01:58:33.652-04:0010:11am has the right idea.
Buy a coffee maker, ...10:11am has the right idea. <br /><br />Buy a coffee maker, a thermos, and a mug to make, transport, and have your own coffee.<br /><br />Buy a reusuable coffee filter, a stainless steel stirrer, and a sugar tin, and don't use milk or sugar packets, too, for zero carbon imprint : )<br /><br /> <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-37797797438999494782017-09-02T00:30:53.831-04:002017-09-02T00:30:53.831-04:00Hear hear!!!Hear hear!!!kbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694376991635111377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74545583817621307052017-09-01T20:44:32.644-04:002017-09-01T20:44:32.644-04:00The gas was not only turned off for Nino's it ...The gas was not only turned off for Nino's it was turned of for the whole building this whole time .How would you like to live in a building with no gas for 18 months.It is harrasement and thankfully the new Tenants bills were signed Thur so no tenants have to deal with shady landlords like this who get also a tax incentive to lease these storefronts empty.....Shop small before all the small businesses are gone ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22982645742879218222017-09-01T20:08:33.924-04:002017-09-01T20:08:33.924-04:00Nino's was a go-to and an institution, and is ...Nino's was a go-to and an institution, and is sorely missed.<br />It's a shame that anyone thought it was a good idea to put a Starbucks in this location. So generic, and that's not what this neighborhood's soul is all about.Avenue Ecchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-37278664463090879022017-09-01T13:41:37.597-04:002017-09-01T13:41:37.597-04:00If their coffee is, on average, about $3. it's...If their coffee is, on average, about $3. it's only 400ish coffees a day, 16 hour day, that's 25 an hour, or less than one each 2 mins. <br /><br />It's more than doable...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55363678488899880482017-09-01T12:39:50.426-04:002017-09-01T12:39:50.426-04:00People are also forgetting how Starbucks screwed M...People are also forgetting how Starbucks screwed Mee Noodles out of returning to their original location by swoopping in right before the lease was signed and stealing the space away. Mee was a neighborhood institution, luckily they found a landlord with a heart and got a location a few doors down, but the history of Starbucks is they don't care who gets hurt on their quest for global domination. If Starbucks doesn't respect the community then why should the community respect Starbucks? StarFucksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47507955385354951332017-09-01T11:56:05.012-04:002017-09-01T11:56:05.012-04:00I think what the Starbucks defenders don't get...I think what the Starbucks defenders don't get is that the previous tenant was effectively forced to take a buyout because the landlord did not repair a gas leak that kept him from operating, and the landlord got away with that. Notice the gas leak was repaired once the tenant left, and now it's all safe and sound for Starbucks.<br /><br />I don't blame Starbucks for swooping in. It easily could have been the Gap or Dunkin' Donuts.<br /><br />But it isn't acceptable that our city allows landlords to mess with small business owners this way. Imagine if it was your brother or sister's business that got manipulated this way? Would you be okay with this?<br /><br />It's not fair. No small business owner has a shot in this city anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-61609173788293498692017-09-01T11:47:19.882-04:002017-09-01T11:47:19.882-04:00BagelGuy is gonna bring da pain to da 'bucks! ...BagelGuy is gonna bring da pain to da 'bucks! Yeah, booooooyeeeeeee. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76789639816578382632017-09-01T11:21:02.208-04:002017-09-01T11:21:02.208-04:00Ninth Street Espresso is always a positive experie...Ninth Street Espresso is always a positive experience - nice people and good coffee. Southern Cross on 5th Street has the best tasting coffee (IMO) and the vibe in there is great. Porto Rico serves up a top notch cup, but my main reason for going there is the SMELL. OMG! Heaven.Cosmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02520062718515861987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-69798913239659624392017-09-01T10:45:09.895-04:002017-09-01T10:45:09.895-04:00I am rooting for our neighborhood bagel guy and wi...I am rooting for our neighborhood bagel guy and will do what I can to assist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24826364165641754052017-09-01T10:27:02.462-04:002017-09-01T10:27:02.462-04:00I wonder if they'll have a LESHKO Variety in t...I wonder if they'll have a LESHKO Variety in the Starbucks Reserve section?Downtownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06270523045141776338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-1898695653510781142017-09-01T10:12:33.767-04:002017-09-01T10:12:33.767-04:00All these hysterical snowflakes are just ridiculou...All these hysterical snowflakes are just ridiculous. Don't like Starbucks? Don't go in. I don't like Starbucks because their coffee is burned and bitter and I get by just fine. It's just another storefront to pass by. <br /><br />But there are people who do like their coffee for some unbelievable reason. It's less mind boggling than Domino's pizza, but those confused souls have a right to their shitty coffee, just like Starbucks is free to rent as many stores as they see fit. It's called living in a free society. Look it up someday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39708653160102971082017-09-01T10:11:09.461-04:002017-09-01T10:11:09.461-04:00Make your own coffee at home the way you like it. ...Make your own coffee at home the way you like it. Buy a thermos. Save 1000 bucks a year. Need a bathroom when you are out and about? Use the thermos after you are done. You'll never go to Starbucks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-45249941060955225272017-09-01T09:47:55.929-04:002017-09-01T09:47:55.929-04:00@ 8:13 PM
I'm just as tired people telling tho...@ 8:13 PM<br />I'm just as tired people telling those against the invasion of corporate chains stores and restaurants on our neighborhood to shut up. If the nation were as passive as you suggest there would be no anti-trump rallies, women's rights rallies, etc.... The EV just lost 3 store fronts which could have been rented to independent businesses. A chance for individuals or families to create a future and possibly wealth. Starbucks sends it's profits back to the mothership and will provide minimum wage to those it employs. Starbucks at this location tells every landlord in the neighborhood that $40,000 rents are possible so do whatever it takes to empty your commercial spaces and wait to hook a big chain company. There are 2 more Starbucks within blocks of this one on 1st Ave. They are well represented already, this one is not needed. I can't speak for anyone but myself but I moved to this neighborhood to escape the sameness and blandness which is most of America, nowadays I'm swimming in it. If anyone gives a shit about where they live please do not step foot in this place, not even to use the bathroom, support independent businesses or lose them forever. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-6994501766389626272017-09-01T09:43:26.631-04:002017-09-01T09:43:26.631-04:00On the plus side the crusties will finally have th...On the plus side the crusties will finally have their own bathroom.sam_the_mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-18427325746580220722017-09-01T09:15:51.970-04:002017-09-01T09:15:51.970-04:00i don't go to any starbuck's because i dis...i don't go to any starbuck's because i dislike the coffee and the vibe. that being said, guess what? we live in a capitalist society where the free markets enables both smart entrepreneurs to start small businesses and succeed AND allows landlords to rent to get market rates on rent. works both ways. JJMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-30831151316688051192017-09-01T08:21:39.883-04:002017-09-01T08:21:39.883-04:00Now aren't we a big shot with a friend in the ...Now aren't we a big shot with a friend in the pizza game?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36823908773460101502017-09-01T08:10:10.788-04:002017-09-01T08:10:10.788-04:00That gas leak BS is what they used to kick out the...That gas leak BS is what they used to kick out the lost lamented Stage. <br /><br />Starbucks and other mega chains aren't just interested in per store profit, they have an overall strategy of growth to maximize stock price etc. This store is an investment in all that.<br /><br />As long as the city doesn't protect small businesses, competing in this environment is impossible. Owners lawyer up, like The Stage did, but in the end, with legal fees, it isn't practical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-19223600862173305032017-09-01T06:29:33.442-04:002017-09-01T06:29:33.442-04:00This location is probably intended as a los- leade...This location is probably intended as a los- leader. $40K to be hip enough for Tompkins Square Heights. Think of the corporate photos bombing opportunities alone! SBUX in background of photos taken from the Tompkins playground...up and down Ave A and St Marks, etc etc. All the movies shot around here they get free advertising...as sir mix-a-lot put it, Seattle ain't bullshittin'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7852700842026967692017-09-01T03:26:00.818-04:002017-09-01T03:26:00.818-04:00Great a hang out for wi fi hogs and the sofa echel...Great a hang out for wi fi hogs and the sofa echelon try to get a seat ha ha haAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-27886807589281492352017-09-01T01:31:17.682-04:002017-09-01T01:31:17.682-04:00That's the whole thing about Starbucks: I don&...That's the whole thing about Starbucks: I don't like their coffee at all. It's too french-roasty, and seriously, I can make better, cheaper cold brew at home. Or I can get a refill—bring your own cup—of cold-brew for a dollar at Porto Rico, who has a store just two blocks away from this Starbucks. (Why pay more?)<br /><br />Vote with your wallet, people; and if I didn't live across the park and if I didn't foresee long bathroom lines for this Starbucks, I'd use their bathroom just out of spite.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-77603211526041834602017-08-31T22:48:57.719-04:002017-08-31T22:48:57.719-04:00I do not like Green Eggs and Ham-or Starbucks coff...I do not like Green Eggs and Ham-or Starbucks coffee...<br />So far the best cup of coffee I have had are at 9th St. Espresso. Blue Stone and Three Chairs also on Avenue A--those Aussies know how to do coffee sooooooo well! when is Seattle -20 years ago--still did not like Starbucks--but if they come out with a Pumpkin Spice Impeach #45 beverage--I might have to go support them... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-32417981121441325942017-08-31T22:47:17.292-04:002017-08-31T22:47:17.292-04:00@ScubaDiva. The landlord isn't using the money...@ScubaDiva. The landlord isn't using the money to send his kids to college. The kids will inheriit enough money so they will never have to work a real job. The landlord is probably using the Starbucks money to send his kids to Bloomingdales, the Bahamas and Band Camp. If there's any change left over, and I'm sure there will be, they can buy thie kids a sense of compassion and kinship with their fellow man. Just kidding, they will probably blow it all on a shopping spree in Paris and an oversized yacht full of coke snorting rappers and Eastern European supermodels, just like everyone else who has too much time and money on their hands. See you at Starbucks!Giovannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061991537085810824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-21583705168713006082017-08-31T22:06:28.183-04:002017-08-31T22:06:28.183-04:00Starbucks is reportedly paying upwards of $40,000 ...<i>Starbucks is reportedly paying upwards of $40,000 a month for the space.</i><br /><br />That says it all. Landlord knew he could send his kids to college a lot easier if $tarbucks was his commercial tenant, so he turned off the gas on Nino. Say no more, say no more.Scuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.com