Coming Soon: Third Rail Coffee

Posted on: April 20th, 2009 at 8:09 am by

Just the other day, we noticed that the long-standing sidewalk shed hugging 240 Sullivan Street was propped open to the public. Relaxing at a table inside (reading the paper) was a friendly contractor who was quite forthcoming with information. He said that the former home of Jamaican Flavors would soon become a coffee shop dubbed Third Rail Coffee Company. It should be ready to serve within a month.

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