Customer: Elderly Squatters Take Over Queens McDonald’s, Just Won’t Leave

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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The meaning of the word “fast” may have been lost on some customers at a Queens fast food restaurant.

McDonald’s has long prided itself on its ability to make customers say “I’m loving it,” especially with its new McCafe atmosphere. But at one location in Flushing, elderly customers are sticking around for hours, CBS 2?s Don Champion reported Wednesday.

“They come here, and it’s like they live here sometimes,” said customer Kieran McCaffrey. “They buy one cup of coffee, and they’re literally here for hours. I never stay because there’s never a seat.”

McCaffrey and other customers have complained that groups of elderly regulars frequently check in but don’t check out.

Most of them live in nearby senior centers and come in groups.

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1. The New York Times had a long article about this a couple days ago, with a lot of comments.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/15/nyregion/fighting-a-mcdonalds-for-the-right-to-sit-and-sit-and-sit.html

Then a followup article just posted:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/17/nyregion/leaders-urge-customers-to-boycott-mcdonalds.html?ref=nyregion