There are actually quite a few of those - New Work City, Sunshine Suites, and a few more. It's on the order of ~$30/day for walk-ins, last I checked (a year ago) and you can get much cheaper if you are more regular (around $100/month for 2 days/week, $250 for full time).

Internet connection is valued too highly, though - Clear 4G gives you ""unlimited"" ""nationwide"" mobile internet for $45/month (and occasionally you can get the wifi hotspot in exchange for a contract). I put unlimited and nationwide in quotes because I don't know how true that really is, but if you are in NYC it works reasonably well. You are likely to spend more than $2 extra per day (==$45/month) extra in coffee/food working at Starbucks or Argo Tea or Think Coffee.

Personally, I find I can't do work at a starbucks because of all the auditory and visual noise - YMMV.

(Also, if you actually have any sort of income, you can expense the mobile internet connection, whereas you usually can't expense the coffee).

Interesting - I'll definitely have to check these out

And...upon evaluating, they found that Starbucks has chairs ergonomically adjusted to discourage long use

Thanks, I will have to check them out.

General Assembly is one step ahead of you:

http://www.generalassemb.ly/

Doesn't sound like a drop in 'cafe'...although its pretty cool what they are doing

How do you suggest the business generate revenue? It's gonna be rather complicated business model. Charge entry fee? Charge for coffee?