Explosion Outside Starbucks (Upper East Side Manhattan)

Fox New York ^ | 5/25/09 | Fox New York

[jimbo123]

The NYPD bomb squad is on the scene of an explosion outside a Starbucks on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

There are reports an explosive device was left on a bench outside the coffee shop at 1642 Third Avenue and the corner of 92nd Street.

[Erik Latranyi]

My bet is that an anti-capitalist group/individual did this.

[cbkaty]

The late wars are getting serious......

[Paladin2]

Probably an English High Tea Society action.

[cbkaty]

hmmmm..latte? Or is it Laaaahteah?

[Paladin2]

Latte Duh.

[csvset]

Yes, the latte wars have been brewing for while.

[johniegrad]

My bet is that an anti-capitalist group/individual did this.

I agree, an Obama voter.

[Glenn]

A lot of people are foaming at the mouth.

[tobyhill]

Amish at it again.

[jimbo123]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jf0CBGBEwXmVjgp6dCtxg9zH-wOgD98D7FK00

Explosion shatters windows of NYC Starbucks
37 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AP) — An explosion has shattered the windows of a Starbucks coffee shop in New York City, but no injuries are being reported.

New York Police Department Lt. Mike Wyosokowski says police are trying to determine what caused the blast early Monday morning at the intersection of 92nd Street and Third Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. He says the explosion occurred at around 3:30 a.m.

[Erik Latranyi]

My bet is that an anti-capitalist group/individual did this.

I agree, an Obama voter.

That's just being redundant.

[woofer]

Yes, the latte wars have been brewing for while.

McDonalds barrista terrorists?

[abb]

Some history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_bombing

The Wall Street bombing was an incident that occurred at 12:01 p.m. on September 16, 1920, in the Financial District of New York City. Thirty-eight were killed and 400 persons were injured by the blast.[1] It was more deadly than the 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times building by the McNamara brothers and would remain the deadliest bomb attack on U.S. soil for nearly seven years, until the Bath School bombings in Bath Township, Michigan.

[Past Your Eyes]

The stench of coffee is enough to keep me away. How can you people drink that putrid stuff?

[Erik Latranyi]

The stench of coffee is enough to keep me away. How can you people drink that putrid stuff?

I think we have a suspect here.....

[Alter Kaker]

I always thought Starbucks’ espresso tasted burnt.

[Past Your Eyes]

Just a sympathizer.
“;^)

[erman]

just for everyones FYI

James and John McNamara were Irish-American Los Angeles trade unionists. They are best known for their attack on the offices of the Los Angeles Times on October 1, 1910, when a bomb started a fire which killed 21 newspaper employees and injured a hundred more.

[Comparative Advantage]

LOL!!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I may not agree with your taste in coffee, but I will defend to the dregs your right to swill it.

[Erik Latranyi]

Just a sympathizer.

Does that mean that when they catch the perp are you going to file a "friend of the court" brief?

[Caipirabob]

My bet is that an anti-capitalist group/individual did this.

"Dey vas osking for it, Jebediah!"

[abb]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McNamara_brothers

also,

http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/exhibits/mcnamara/bombing.html

[Past Your Eyes]

i’m not sure I’d have any standing with the court. Would they accept a shiite kicker from Cow Hampsha?

[GeronL]

any updates yet?

[Ezekiel]

the scene of an explosion outside a Starbucks on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

Frappuccino, east of Java.

[Puddleglum]

Was Willie Ayers in town?

[RFEngineer]

It would be hard for an explosion to go off and NOT be near a Starbucks in that area......

[freebilly]

an explosive device was left on a bench outside the coffee shop

Well, soy milk in a venti does give me gas....

[jimbo123]

More info here:

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6830051

[alice_in_bubbaland]

I love the smell of coffee. I just don’t drink much of it, maybe two cups a month. I prefer tea.

[ThreePuttinDude]

I think we have a suspect here.....

Wait long enough and they will out themselves....LOL

[Steel Wolf]

No kidding. This may just be an accident. Bill Ayers probably stopped by for a latte, and forgot to grab his backpack on the way out.

[Sacajaweau]

btt

[Protect the Bill of Rights]

“...The city has experienced other early morning explosions in recent years. Small explosions occurred at the British and Mexican consulates and at a military recruiting station in Times Square......

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Have I not been paying attention or have the powers that be decided these explosions are the work of ‘ordinary’ criminals as opposed to acts of terrorism, however small scaled it might be?

[P.O.E.]

Anti-capitalist, anti-bourgeoise, anarcho-commie, etc. Fits the enviro-whacko profile too, I’d bet.

[gov_bean_ counter]

But Starbucks is “one of them”. Certainly they wouldn’t turn on one of their own. /s

[Larry381]

Does anyone know where that fruitcake with the comicbook collection who says he wants to visit every Starbucks in world was yesterday? I’m guessing he finally went over the edge because they wouldn’t give him a freebi.

[randita]

I always thought Starbucks’ espresso tasted burnt.

That's because it is. Starbuck's roasts the heck out of its beans.

[gwilhelm56]

Always thought those Decaf Latte’s were DANGEROUS!!

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Very interesting.

[Titus-Maximus]

“The stench of coffee is enough to keep me away. How can you people drink that putrid stuff?”

Because it is the greatest drink God delivered to the Earth!

[PghBaldy]

***Small bomb*** goes off outside Upper East Side Starbucks New York Daily News - ‎8 minutes ago‎ The bench and three of Starbucks' windows were destroyed, but nothing was damaged inside the store, Kelly said. Though the explosion was small, ... http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/05/25/2009-05-25_small_bomb_goes_off_outside_upper_east_side_starbucks.html

[Osage Orange]

Bill Ayers reviving his hatred of Capitalists?

[wiggen]

starbucks is seattles consulate in NYC?

[Skenderbej]

I was thinking it was the Mormon Taliban. They’re so violent.

[ladyjane]

Mormon? Good grief, don’t get the anti-Romney folks over here. Any mention of Mormon and they’re all over it like wallpaper.

[andy58-in-nh]

I can't open more than one eye at a time without my coffee in the morning. I hate Starbucks, though. It's over-roasted, overpriced, and overrated.

[Skenderbej]

It was supposed to be funny, but I know there are a few people here who would have an abortion before they’d go to dinner with a Mormon.