The popular Starbucks at 700 Canal has closed its doors following a crime in the area. October 3rd is the last day of operation for the Canal location. The Starbucks media relations team released this statement: “Our stores are the windows into America, and every day, our partners witness the challenges our communities face – physical safety and security challenges, racism, growing Mental health crisis, and issues magnified by Covid. These challenges play out in our stores – impacting our partners, our communities and our customers.” Other businesses in the CBD told WDSU that crime has also affected them. Mike Serio, owner of Mike Serio’s Po Boy, said he had installed “security” cameras and security systems in his business. He said his windows had been broken many times, and he had frequent problems with the homeless in the area “That’s part of it, and the lack of police – that’s huge. They made such a big move a few years ago, the cops suck, and all these other things, who wants to be a cop now? Serio said. Serio said his business had been in the CBD since 1958, and if it was “it wasn’t because he owned his property, he would have left long ago.” Rubinstein Menswear also had its share of dealing with crime, but that didn’t make them want to close. “It’s mostly homeless people, they fight and stuff like that, and some people say there’s been some shootings, but shootings are everywhere,” said owner David Rubinstein. The Downtown Development District issued this statement on the Starbucks closure and crime in the area: “DDD is obviously disappointed to learn that Starbucks on Canal Street will close as part of Starbucks’ larger plan to close its 16 stores in the United States. , we are delighted to have five Starbucks in the city centre. As with all businesses in the city centre, our economic development team is actively working with b to ensure that the city centre is a vibrant place to do business, and Starbucks is no exception. We are keenly aware To this end, public safety is the number one concern of our stakeholders. To this end, we have devoted more than half of our budget to enhancing public safety, funding off-duty NOPD details, 24/7 private security patrols, our public safety ranger program, and Grants for lighting and security cameras for business owners.”
The popular Starbucks at 700 Canal has closed its doors following a crime in the area.
October 3rd is the last day of operation for the Canal location.
The Starbucks media relations team released this statement:
“Our stores are the windows into America, and every day, our partners witness the challenges our communities face – challenges to physical safety and security, racism, a growing mental health crisis, and issues amplified by Covid . These challenges play out in our stores – impacting our partners, our communities and our customers.”
Other businesses in the CBD told WDSU that crime has also affected them.
Mike Serio, owner of Mike Serio’s Po Boy, said he installed security cameras and security systems in his business. He said his windows had been broken many times and he often had issues with the homeless in the area.
“That’s part of it, and the lack of police – that’s huge. With the big moves they made a few years ago, the police suck, and all that else, who wants to be a police officer now?” Serio said.
Serio said his business had been in the CBD since 1958 and if he hadn’t owned his property he would have left.
Rubinstein Menswear also deals with crime, but that doesn’t make them want to close.
“It’s mostly homeless people, they fight and stuff like that, and some people say there’s been some shootings, but shootings are everywhere,” owner David Rubinstein said.
The Downtown Development District issued the following statement regarding Starbucks closures and crime in the area:
“DDD is obviously disappointed to learn that Starbucks on Canal Street will be closing as part of Starbucks’ larger plan to close its 16 stores in the US, however we are delighted to have 5 Starbucks remaining in the city centre. Like businesses, our economic development team actively works with businesses to ensure downtown is a vibrant place to do business, and Starbucks is no exception. We are acutely aware that public safety is a top concern for our stakeholders. As a result, we are dedicating more than half of our budget to enhancing public safety, funding off-duty NOPD details, 24/7 private security patrols, our public safety ranger program, and grants for lighting and security cameras for business owners.”