Friday, March 5, 2010
Food & Drink Starbucks Coming to Williamsburg, Across from the Duane Reade, Beside the Disney Store
Posted by Jonny Diamond on Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 12:52 PM
- Pardon me while I politely loot a venti.
Right now I'm paying $7,300 a month. [My landlord] told me, okay, I'll give you a break and only raise the rent to $14,500 a month. We can't afford that, but he says that's what Starbucks can pay.
And then the landlord, Yehuda Backer, said this:
I myself haven't been in touch with anybody [about taking over the space]. We gave [Rosillo] an offer and he refused. Taxes have gone up 20 times on this building.
And then Reverend Billy said this:
Starbucks imitates cultures that are original and uses images of cafe society back when it was dangerous, i. e. Cabaret Voltaire, Paris, the beats... to sell its non-Fair Trade bad coffee. Williamsburg should break the windows every morning and surround the landlord with shame. Bring back the Bagel Store!
To which I say: Amen, brother. One less local business, one more box store. Not good.
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