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Here are all 34 Starbucks locations that are closing in NYC—is your coffee shop on the list?

Starbucks is pulling the plug on 34 New York City stores as part of a nationwide downsizing effort—here’s the full list of locations set to close

Laura Ratliff
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Trouble is brewing for Starbucks fans in New York City. The coffee giant announced it will shutter 34 stores across the five boroughs as part of a nationwide downsizing effort that also includes 900 layoffs, per The New York Times. The cuts come amid a broader review of the chain’s North American operations, which Starbucks says is aimed at making sure each shop delivers on its promise of a “warm and welcoming space.”

“During the review, we identified coffeehouses where we’re unable to create the physical environment our customers and partners expect, or where we don’t see a path to financial performance and these locations will be closed,” chairman and CEO Brian Niccol said in a statement. The company added that union status was not a factor in which stores got the axe.

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In New York, the closures hit some high-traffic corners in Manhattan—like 34th Street, University Place and Columbus Avenue—as well as several Brooklyn shops, from Atlantic Avenue to Hoyt Street. Queens also loses out, with stores in Astoria and Long Island City among those slated to close. A full list is below, so brace yourself if your morning latte run suddenly requires a detour.

All 34 Starbucks locations that are closing in NYC:

  • 330 W. 34th St.
  • 219 First Ave.
  • 111 University Place
  • 145 Third Ave.
  • 140 West St.
  • 750 Sixth Ave.
  • 510 Sixth Ave.
  • 372 Greenwich St.
  • 444 Broadway
  • 405 Broadway
  • 230 Varick St.
  • 393 Third Ave.
  • 261 Fifth Ave.
  • 360 Lexington Ave.
  • 871 Eighth Ave.
  • 156 W. 52nd St.
  • 969 First Ave.
  • 11 E. 59th St.
  • 159 Columbus Ave.
  • 2252 Broadway
  • 284 Saint Nicholas Ave.
  • 1488 Third Ave.
  • 550 W. 145th St.
  • 2045 Broadway
  • 245 E. 80th St.
  • 21-02 49th Ave. (Queens)
  • 21-03A Broadway (Queens)
  • 395 Flatbush Ave. (Brooklyn)
  • 309 Gold St. (Brooklyn)
  • 45 Hoyt St. (Brooklyn)
  • 3 Flushing Ave. (Brooklyn)
  • 625 Atlantic Ave. (Brooklyn)
  • 578 Atlantic Ave. (Brooklyn)
  • 969 First Ave. (Brooklyn)

Starbucks says affected employees will be offered transfers to nearby locations where possible. “We’re working hard to offer transfers to nearby locations where possible and will move quickly to help partners understand what opportunities might be available to them,” Niccol added. For those who can’t be placed, the company is promising “comprehensive severance packages.”

Not everyone is mourning the closures. One Manhattan coffee drinker took to social media to declare Starbucks “overpriced and overrated.” But others are already feeling caffeine withdrawal. Karin, an Upper West Sider, was shocked that her local shop didn’t make the cut. “I liked the brown sugar shaken coffee, my dog liked the pup cup,” she told amNewYork. “How will I explain to her no more pup cups?”

With the 34 closures, the city loses a chunk of its Starbucks density—but given there are still hundreds of green sirens dotting the map, New Yorkers won’t be left entirely un-caffeinated. Just maybe a little crankier before that first cup of the day.

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