Patsy Albanese owned the Bleecker Street shop in Greenwich Village before the Longo family took over. Peter Longo is the third-generation owner, and his son Matthew works in the roasting at the back of the shop.
Porto Rico supplied the Tokyo Blend that Hi-Collar served as a siphon coffee in 2013, which Sprudge described as dark-roasted. Its Instagram bio names shops in Greenwich Village, the East Village, Essex Market and Williamsburg.