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...that Starbucks is introducing a new coffee, their Pike Place Roast, is just seconds underway in Bryant Park. From the team in the field, there are about 1,000 people gathered around a temporary Starbucks location in the park, and the place is teeming with security. Is there a Howard Schultz appearance imminent? Percolating... [RackedWire]