Starbucks v. The Sensuous Bean

Iona Hall – Brooklyn

Meredith Guss – Brooklyn

Ilana Dadras – Lehman

Rav Bhatia – Lehman

Aime Salazar – Hunter

Starbucks: Hardly Sensuous

We chose to take a closer look at the differences between a coffee chain product and a family business.  In an area as historic as the Upper West Side, it is important to us to appreciate the small business offered by people like Joe, who try their best and love what they do.  We would argue that their contributions are what make this area unique.