Today, on Avenue A and St. Mark's Place, another coffee war began, between the beloved Mud Coffee (on East 9th Street near Second Avenue) and a prospective Starbucks!
Mud workers were in attendance:
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| "Am I getting paid to do this?" |
…as well as free Mud Coffee:
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| Mud? It was ground this morning! |
Seth MacFarlane showed up to hand out signs:
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| Handing out signs. |
Sensing the possibility of a riot, the police turned out in number:
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| The police, in number. |
The local news station showed up too:
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| PIX11 News. |
They positioned themselves across the street:
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| "The crowd could be heard chanting: 'Who's coffee? Our coffee!'" |
By the time I left, many on-lookers were looking on:
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| Looking on. |
There's no news yet on when the rally in support of Starbuck's will be held. I'll keep you posted!
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