STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A mistaken closure announcement at a Staten Island Starbucks exposed a stark divide: Local indifference versus nationwide outrage over the coffee chain’s downsizing.

When the Staten Island Mall Starbucks erroneously announced it was closing, local residents responded with overwhelming dismissal. Comments on the Advance’s social media threads included reactions like “So what?” and sarcastic quips such as, “Oh my god, Starbucks in the mall was closed — what will we do?!?!?!” One user posted a GIF of Donald Trump saying, “I did that!”

The apathetic local response contrasted sharply with intense backlash on social media from Starbucks employees and customers nationwide. On the company’s official Instagram account, @StarbucksNews , many self-identified employees voic

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