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The sweep of Starbucks closures is going to hit Midtown hard. "When Starbucks released the full list of stores tagged for elimination, it included six in Manhattan, two in Queens and one in Brooklyn. All of those in Manhattan are in Midtown: 340 Madison Avenue (at 44th Street), 400 Madison Avenue (near 48th Street), 1600 Broadway (near 48th Street), 1675 Broadway (near 52nd Street), 565 Fifth Avenue (near 46th Street) and on the fifth floor of Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square." No! Not the Macy's Starbucks! Regarding the outer boroughs, "The stores to be closed in Queens are both in Glendale, one in the Atlas Park shopping center, the other at 8989 Union Turnpike. The Brooklyn shop is at 8414 Third Avenue (at 84th Street) in Bay Ridge." [NY Times via Eater; Previously]
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