Starbucks’ surprise plans to close dozens of stores across New York City are claiming dozens of high-profile locations — and sparking chaos for employees, city officials and landlords alike, The Post has learned.
The Seattle-based coffee giant – which laid off 900 corporate staffers last week in a $1 billion restructuring plan — is shuttering some 400 plus stores across the country after reporting six consecutive quarters of sales declines.
Those include 54 coffee shops across the city’s five boroughs, according to the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Among them are seemingly prime locations on the Upper East Side and in Greenwich Village, according to a crowd-sourced spreadsheet being circulated to media this week. 3
Shops in the Upper West Side and th