Deploy Coffee

Long Island City

HoursClosed

TypeSmall Chain

Veteran-owned New York coffee carts, now with a SoHo shop.

Jimmy Lai and Danny Singh, both US military veterans, ran custom coffee carts along the Long Island City waterfront for three years before opening their first shop on the southern border of SoHo in 2025.

A cart also runs in Long Island City, and the coffee is Onyx, roasted in Arkansas.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

At this shop

The cart stands on the sidewalk of Center Boulevard in Long Island City, among the apartment towers of the waterfront blocks. Drinks are made inside a glazed cabin and handed out through a side window, and customers wait on the sidewalk.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠