Metropolitan Gardening

W hile waiting to have the electric bike serviced I wanted to get perked up a little. So I walked over toward Delancy St. On the corner of Allen and Delancy was an indy coffee shop / cafe that boasted of a really good iced latte on a sandwich board. The shop had rough hewn seats and the barista controlled the operation with an ipad mounted on the counter. The latte was amazing. My gut was telling me this place was super eco-conscious so I asked the question... "Are you proud of any of your business practices being particularly green"? The owner said he was and began to elaborate on the recycling and food prep routines. I gave him my card and he smiled. He said, "These walls in here were originally an old barn in my family and the stools are from stumps. We really wanted to make reusing and conservation a distinct part of the plan here." I'm looking forward to hearing more from him, I have a list of questions a mile long about how coffee shops can be run green.

H ere's another shout out to Electric Bikes shop in LES. I have been very pleased about the Ebike I purchased for my wife and have been waiting a few months to provide a complete review on the performance and durability of the bike. But I woke this morning to find the bike wouldn't go. It was charged up, and the throttle wouldn't engage. A few weeks ago the bike was dropped onto it's side a bit roughly and the right brake handle broke. That time Electric Bikes  fixed the problem right away and I wondered if it might have something to do with the previous damage. So... I took a cab with the bike in the trunk to Hester St. and while I was having an iced latte (see the next post)  my ride was fixed perfectly within an hour, he tuned up the brakes and even put a new lens on my headlight. I can't say enough good things about this excellent Electric Bikes dealer.  (94 Hester St. between Allen St & Eldridge St)