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‘Woke’ NYC Starbucks now a haven for junkies, drunks and homeless
NY Post ^ | August 13, 2022 1:41pm | Griffin Kelly

Posted on 08/13/2022 5:41:41 PM PDT by conservative98

A NoHo Starbucks is dealing with more than just a constant flow of caffeine junkies looking to get their fix.

The café at the corner of Astor Place and Lafayette Street regularly contends with drug users, mentally disturbed people and homeless folks looking to take a nap, The Post witnessed.

“Starbucks got too woke too fast,” said java joint regular Konstantin Dobryakov. “Now some customers are too scared to go in because you’ve got a bunch of homeless people sleeping in there. They got to be ready to kick people out and not give everyone a free cup of coffee. You give them a finger and they’ll take a hand.”

This past week, The Post saw homeless people nodding off, washing their hair in a public sink and being transported to the hospital from the recently unionized Starbucks. Among the eye-openers:

* One man brought in his own box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, a carton of milk and some Entenmann’s mini crumb cakes before passing out face down on a table. Afterward, he rolled spliffs as nearby, paying customers tried to enjoy their lattes and Frappuccinos.

* A mentally disturbed man in a black trench coat talked to himself and screamed obscenities at the communal mirror near the bathrooms for 30 minutes. “There’s a guy over by the bathrooms making people really uncomfortable,” one customer told an employee behind the counter. Two police officers, one of whom carrying a riot shield, eventually removed him without incident.

* There’s also the foul odor and garbage build up at the location — newspapers, food wrappers and empty coffee cups litter the indoor patio. “Nothing like the smell of BO and urine with your morning coffee,” a Nextdoor user commented in response to a photo that showed snoozing squatters lying in..

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: ameritopia; deadbucks; dontsnifftheair; drugs; homeless; howardschultz; newyork; nyc; publicurinal; starbucks; utopia; woke
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1 posted on 08/13/2022 5:41:41 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Life in a socialist utopia.


2 posted on 08/13/2022 5:41:58 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Cool.


3 posted on 08/13/2022 5:42:49 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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To: conservative98

Lol! Awesome. More, please!!


4 posted on 08/13/2022 5:43:39 PM PDT by americas.best.days... ( Donald John Trump has pulled the sword from the stone.)
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To: conservative98

didn’t they close down the in portland because the employees feared for their lives?


5 posted on 08/13/2022 5:47:49 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: conservative98

Hope they enjoy their latte’s.


6 posted on 08/13/2022 5:50:53 PM PDT by richardtavor ( )
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To: conservative98

Enjoy your $8 ash water.


7 posted on 08/13/2022 5:54:34 PM PDT by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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To: conservative98
"...the foul odor and garbage ... litter ... the smell of BO and urine..."

Hey, I'm sure it all contributes to the ambiance as you enjoy your overpriced, over-roasted, burnt coffee bean-based beverage.

Mmmmmmm.....

/s

8 posted on 08/13/2022 6:08:14 PM PDT by GaltAdonis
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To: richardtavor

Soon woke Starbucks will be in a Good Humor Truck.


9 posted on 08/13/2022 6:13:35 PM PDT by cnsmom
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To: conservative98

Rd later.


10 posted on 08/13/2022 6:19:14 PM PDT by NetAddicted (Just looking)
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To: conservative98

If the derelicts are driving away paying customers, CEO Howard Schultz will declare this location another casualty. He already stated he will shut down more stores due to safety issues, etc.


11 posted on 08/13/2022 6:19:49 PM PDT by NautiNurse (The federal tyrants have awakened the sleeping giant. )
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To: conservative98

More evidence that Leftists never understand incentives.

They only understand —and want — sanctions.


12 posted on 08/13/2022 6:21:18 PM PDT by nicollo (arbitrary law is not rule of law)
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To: conservative98
There’s also the foul odor and garbage build up at the location — newspapers, food wrappers and empty coffee cups litter the indoor patio. “Nothing like the smell of BO and urine with your morning coffee,” a Nextdoor user commented in response to a photo that showed snoozing squatters lying in a booth surrounded by trash, tote bags and luggage.

Blue city life!

13 posted on 08/13/2022 6:23:43 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: decal

Oy vey!

$8 for a cup of pishwasser?


14 posted on 08/13/2022 6:29:28 PM PDT by miserare ( Impeach Joe Biden!)
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To: conservative98

I thought the Wokes and their Wokettes loved the homeless and crazy people.


15 posted on 08/13/2022 6:33:43 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (The House is supposed to represent the people, not the friggin' Federal government. )
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To: conservative98

Shocking. Just shocking.


16 posted on 08/13/2022 6:33:57 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. )
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To: conservative98

I thought that the unionized Starbucks closed?


17 posted on 08/13/2022 6:53:42 PM PDT by blam
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To: conservative98

Liberals should always wallow in the filth produced by their ideologies.


18 posted on 08/13/2022 7:06:06 PM PDT by JewishRighter
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Hasty dirt naps for the a-holes.
19 posted on 08/13/2022 7:44:42 PM PDT by szweig (HYHEY Have You Had Enough Yet??!?)
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To: conservative98

Get woke go broke.


20 posted on 08/13/2022 9:37:10 PM PDT by FormerFRLurker
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