I’ll be in Manhattan most of the afternoon tomorrow. Can someone recommend a coffee shop, preferably located mid-town, that primarily exists to serve coffee (i.e. not a restaurant as well), provides a comfortable seating area, doesn’t mind patrons hanging around for a while provided they continue to buy coffee, and provides free WiFi access?
Midtown’s gonna be a problem. You can’t hardly get people to spit on your shoes for free in midtown. Most hotspots are in downtown residential areas.
Here’s a couple of lists to check out (got these by googling ( “new york” coffee “free wifi” ):
http://www.wififreespot.com/ny.html
http://www.auscillate.com/wireless/manhattan/
If the weather’s nice, you could hit Bryant Park, buy your joe at the kiosk, and watch the pageant of humanity roll by whenever you look up from the 'puter.