The Big Apple is losing some beans.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Starbucks, the world\u2019s largest coffeehouse chain, is shrinking as the company announces plans to\u00a0close 250 U.S. locations<\/a>, including a reported 17 stores in New York State with eight in New York City.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe have carefully reviewed our North America coffeehouse portfolio and identified locations where we do not believe we can consistently deliver the experience we want for customers and partners or where we don\u2019t see a path to acceptable financial performance,\u201d Chief Operating Officer Mike Grams said\u00a0in a statement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Starbucks locations in New York are reportedly on the chopping block. LightRocket via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cClosing any coffeehouse is a difficult decision,\u201d continued the exec. \u201cWe know today\u2019s news will be hard for the partners, customers and communities affected.\u201d<\/p>\n And Gothamites are particularly at risk for a caffeine crash.<\/p>\n Nearly 10% of Starbucks closures will happen in the Empire State, according to public reports.<\/p>\n That comes on the heels of a mass layoff last year, when the Frappuccino moguls\u00a0axed 900 corporate staffers<\/a>. In May, Starbucks\u00a0laid off<\/a>\u00a0an additional 300 non-retail employees and shuttered several offices.<\/p>\n Now Starbucks is in the midst of a $1 billion restructuring effort aimed at creating smaller, cushier atmospheres for\u00a0Starbucks buffs craving \u201cthird space\u201d coziness as much as they crave a gingerbread latte.<\/p>\n Starbucks locations in Manhattan are said to be shuttering in the coming months, according to reports. Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n The java joint\u2019s new caf\u00e9 prototype debuted in San Antonio last month. It offers plusher seating and an upgraded espresso bar,\u00a0per CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThese particular new formats are really stretching us to be more adaptable to different types of location, different shapes and different sizes, but they still hold all of the aspects of the (coffee house) experience,\u201d Dawn Clark, senior vice president of global concepts and design at Starbucks, told the outlet.<\/p>\n So far, roughly 1,000 existing locations have been redesigned in North America, with Starbucks\u00a0planning to accelerate<\/a>\u00a0the facelifts through 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n But when it comes to the upcoming store closures in and around Manhattan, social media isn\u2019t shedding many tears.<\/p>\n Store closures are now standard in NYC and beyond. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cStarbucks service and quality have gone downhill, but yet they continue to raise prices.\u00a0\u00a0No thanks,\u201d another tweeted.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI love how it spent the last 10 yrs opening a store every 4 blocks, all new construction BTW, then a remodel 5 yrs later, and now will spend the next 3 yrs closing them,\u201d quipped a seemingly unsympathetic X user.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cAdios to yet another generic crap coffee chain,\u201d spat a separate digital detractor.\u00a0<\/p>\n