You’re in Manhattan and jonesing for a Venti Double Chocolaty Chip Frappuccino®. Quick, where’s the closest Starbucks? Chances are, it’s four blocks away or less.
The data blogger Ben Wellington of I Quant NY plotted the location of every Starbucks on the island, then measured the distance between each Manhattan’s lots and the closest outpost of the coffee chain. Half of Manhattan — and the vast majority below 110th Street — is less than .1 miles away, and 20% of the borough is only two blocks away.
Wellington named 73 Payson Avenue in Inwood as the spot that’s furthest away from the green mermaid, but unbeknownst to him at the time, a Starbucks location just opened two blocks away. The most remote you can get below 96th Street is at 140 Baruch Place in the Lower East Side, .93 miles from the nearest Pike Place® roast.
John McCourt is a recent Manhattan transplant and self-professed "Starbucks addict" who, for whatever reason, has taken it upon himself to visit every overpriced espresso outpost in the city. From his blog: So I ask the question. Are all Starbucks created equal? Starbucks is known for consistency across the nation,…
You're not crazy. Those combination fast food joints -- like Taco Bell combination Pizza Hut and Papa John's combination Subway -- are grosser than their individual counterparts, and Ben Wellington of I Quant NY has the data to prove it. Though Wellington previously showed that the Department of Health's grading system is flawed, here's a pretty useful…
Well, this is depressing. You know what's depicted in the image above, don't you? I'll give you a minute. It's New York City. Easy, right? That crowded, finger-like thing near the top is definitely Manhattan (check out Central Park in the middle if you had any doubts), and from there,…
