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aria-hidden="true">New York Is One of America’s Best States for Local Coffee Shops</figcaption></figure><div class="header"><section class="title "><h1 class="">New York Is One of America’s Best States for Local Coffee Shops</h1></section><div class="byline"><div class="author-image"><div class="icon-user" aria-hidden="true"></div><figure class="frameme"><a class="theframe" data-image="https://townsquare.media/site/498/files/2020/09/Glenn-square.jpg" href="//wnbf.com/author/glennpitcher/" rel="author"><figcaption class="visually-hidden">Glenn Pitcher</figcaption></a></figure></div><div class="not-author-image-stuff"><div class="not-author-image-stuff-row"><a class="author-name" href="//wnbf.com/author/glennpitcher/" rel="author">Glenn Pitcher</a><time dateTime="2026-09-29 12:08:54 -0400">Published: September 29, 2026</time></div></div></div><figcaption>Dani via Unsplash</figcaption></div></div></div></div><div class="content-wrap"><div class="social-share bignsexy"><div 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locally owned café instead of a drive through, you are in good company in New York. Just in time for <a href="https://www.joinhomebase.com/blog/coffee-capitals-of-america" target="_blank">National Coffee Day </a>today, September 29th, a <a href="https://www.joinhomebase.com/blog/coffee-capitals-of-america" target="_blank">new study</a> found New York is one of the top states in the country where independent coffee shops are doing well. The study from small business platform <a href="https://www.joinhomebase.com/blog/coffee-capitals-of-america" target="_blank">Homebase</a> ranked New York No. 5 out of all 50 states.</p><h3>Thousands of Local Coffee Shops Across New York</h3><p>New York has 3,487 local coffee shops, according <a href="https://www.joinhomebase.com/blog/coffee-capitals-of-america" target="_blank">to the study</a>. That works out to nearly 18 shops for every 100,000 people in the state. From a small café in the Southern Tier to a neighborhood coffee shop in New York City, these businesses give people a place to meet, catch up with friends, or grab a cup of coffee on the way to work. They also help supp
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While big chains are still part of daily life, local coffee shops continue to give customers something more personal.</p><div class="single-post-button cto-container align-center"><a class="next-post cto" href="https://981thehawk.com" target="_blank">98.1 The Hawk</a></div><h3>Why Local Coffee Shops Matter</h3><p>A local coffee shop is more than a place to get caffeine. It's a meeting spot, a place to study, a quiet place to work, or somewhere they already know your order. 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