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Attention, caffeine addicts: Starbucks considers Crown Heights a "great location" and will open its first store this fall. Full Story

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Who needs it?
June 15, 2014 2:44 am

I find it amusing that some of the very same people who complain about the cost of kosher meat, tuition, summer expenses, legitimate bombardments from tzedakah organizations etc. have no qualms about running for an obscenely expensive cup of Starbucks coffee. How much is a status symbol worth, and who really needs it anyway? P.S. I doubt that Starbucks was suddenly starstruck with our community; more likely they figured the Yuppies that are making their way into Bed- Stuy as well as those already residing in Park slope would be good fodder for this kind of inanity.

to#15
June 14, 2014 12:40 am

This is located in Crown Heights.

Some of these comments reek of paranoia.

Stop the DRAMA!
June 13, 2014 7:35 pm

Omg can everyone calm down?
What “pritzus”?
It’s a coffee shop. Not a club.
Honestly, you’re kidding yourselves if you think coffee will make “hanging out” more prevalent.
The people who would be hanging out are gonna hangout even without Starbucks…

Mivtzoyim
June 13, 2014 7:26 pm

I guess the only benefit will be that it’s a close location to go on mivtzoyim.

fellow lubavitcher ;)
June 13, 2014 3:26 pm

i think the real problem is now there is a bigger nisayon for kashrus. i don’t think hanging out with friends is really bad it could be used for the good or used for bad- but the biggest problem is this question about kashrus- why dont we have good coffee shops @ that side of ch? we could really all d it we will all strive to be the best we could be hatzlacha!

BE CAREFUL
June 13, 2014 1:59 pm

Starbucks uses the same hot dish washer to wash oven grills & grates which are dripping in bacon and cheese to wash all of the mixing utensils (at the same time) — major problem. besides black coffee be warned!!

to #22
June 13, 2014 1:37 pm

it happened 2 me to. the soy milk was dairy.
it might not be real milk, but its still not allowed

you're kidding yourselves
June 13, 2014 1:23 pm

EVERYONE under the age of 50 will be ‘hanging’ there…

re soy milk..the whole idea of soy is that it is NOT dairy..it it has an ouD it is because it’s made on milchig equpment…

that is a problem…but it’s not mamash milk…

i have checked

with the old breed
June 13, 2014 1:15 pm

Looks like it is time to open a chabad house….

WHICH IS THE BEST OF THE BAD LOT?
June 13, 2014 12:33 pm

Curious to know what people think about this one: Lot 1: Presently, CH has a problem with crime and other activities, not in anyone’s best interest. But, for some reason, BH, there is virtually none or very miniscule assimilation (like, who would…?). Lot 2: WIth many more professionals(what do we call them -“happy yuppy yippies?”) flocking here, crime will go down, the area will get expensive, but will be glittering! There was a Yeshiva in a very warm, beachy part of the country, where some smart alecky bachurim could not resist saying,”Oh, the kippa, .. so sweet.” In Williamsburgh (now… Read more »

Great...
June 13, 2014 11:59 am

Kiss your teenagers goodbye.

Not close enough
June 13, 2014 11:13 am

Which is great. Doesn’t affect us much.

hashem yishmor!
June 13, 2014 10:24 am

Another place of pritzus….

only me
June 13, 2014 9:18 am

lol with some of these typical comments —– but seriously this is great news for CH and we can’t wait!

out of crown heights
June 13, 2014 8:41 am

The genious idea is of COLlive to post this, generating tons of comments, and views expecting comments. This is pretty much as out of crown heights as the other ones are and doesn’t really have a bearing affect in our community.
Everyone relax.

major kashrus issue
June 13, 2014 8:38 am

on many fronts

Worried
June 13, 2014 7:18 am

Do we need another hangout? B”H it is not in the heart of crown heights but will still be a place of pritzus. Questionable kashrut etc. you vey. Would Williamsburg allow this? How far have we fallen that we are excited about this!

ha!
June 13, 2014 7:18 am

there goes the neighborhood. hi rents , bars, nightclubs next?

used to drink in starbucks
June 13, 2014 2:38 am

I used to drink coffee there with soy milk till some one told me that only drinks soy milk informed me that most soy mills are dairy. I didn’t believe him i started to ask to see the bottle everytime and found out that somtimes Starbucks don’t always use a pareve soy milk. so even if they have a seprate machine for soy latte the machine might still be dairy which most places don’t have .

chaim
June 12, 2014 11:42 pm

cant wait

thanks collive
June 12, 2014 11:36 pm

Appreciate the last few lines about reminders re kashrus

Wow
June 12, 2014 11:24 pm

Genius idea, the place will be packed between dads getting their early morning coffee, Bais Rivka girls looking for a nice place to study (and get coffee!), and yuppies…And don’t forget those nine year olds looking for wifi…

אחת מודאגת
June 12, 2014 10:43 pm

Oy vey more פריצות?

Cholev Isroel..
June 12, 2014 10:14 pm

Milk?

MORE TA'ARUVOIS MORE PRITZUS??
June 12, 2014 10:04 pm

ANOTHER HANGOUT!!

To# 3
June 12, 2014 9:34 pm

Agree!! Yet still excited

maybe i'm missing something?
June 12, 2014 9:17 pm

Since when was Franklin and EP considered “jewish crown heights”?

kosher?
June 12, 2014 9:04 pm

And Starbucks are also going to start serving chicken and cheese sandwiches at all locations

genuis
June 12, 2014 8:07 pm

genuis who made this building! heard there was a 300 people waiting list!

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