by Aaron Simon 
The Starbucks located at 154 N 7 St. in Williamsburg has shut down again following a temporary closure earlier this month after an employee/whistleblower reported a vermin infestation prompting an inspection from the Dept. of Health.
Brown paper was taped over the front doors to the Williamsburg Starbucks on Friday morning with a sign stating “Store Closed,” pointing customers to nearby locations.
It’s unclear if the…
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Its definitely gross, and they should shut down, but basically no-one dies from a dirty coffee shop. Id be more concerned about the vermin getting into the CityMD next door. Unclean medical facilities cause over 100k deaths a year. But the city doesn’t have a grading system for that.