Lee Semel

I’ve been spending some time working in a number of mom-n-pop coffee shops in Greenwich Village lately. The particular coffee shops in question conveniently provide free wireless and an abundance of outlets. For a $2.25 cup of iced coffee, you can work several hours.

Consequently, these establishments are usually packed with hip-looking people pounding away at their Macbook Pros. I’ve observed that, except in the morning, very few customers take their coffee to go.  So it seems these establishments are really in the business of renting temporary office space, at a rent of less than a buck an hour. That can’t be good for business, because all the real office space tends to be a bit more expensive, and doesn’t come with a barista.

I’d like it to be easier to get a table, and I want them to stay in business.

So I hope they increase their prices.

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