At 3:30 p.m. on the Upper East Side of New York City, Emma and Maddie, both 12 years old, are sipping matcha lattes at their usual after-school hangout: Blank Street Coffee. As the name suggests ...

To avoid being confused for Blank Street, a rapidly expanding New York coffee chain, Blank Slate Coffee + Kitchen changed its name this month to Slate Cafe. (It’s a work in progress.) ...

Since 2020, Blank Street Coffee has opened three locations within blocks of Blank Slate’s Nomad location, one at 472 Third Avenue, another at 298 Fifth Avenue, and a Third at 127 East 23rd Street.

Blank Street also recently launched Regulars across the pond in its London locations. For £12, or roughly $15, customers can buy any drink on their menu, with similar limitations to its U.S. program.