By Della Hasselle
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — Bleecker Street residents are unhappy with Magnolia Bakery customers who are allegedly parking in bike lanes and leaving behind a trail of trash, according to a published report.
Customers are allegedly leaving their cars parked unattended in the bike lane on Bleecker Street outside of the bakery, causing bikers to have to go around them into traffic, the Village Voice reported.
This isn't the first time Magnolia Bakery has received a bad rap from the community. The famous cupcake maker has been irritating locals since it was made popular by the show "Sex and the City," according to the Voice.
Residents complained about unruly lines outside the store, which stays open until Midnight, and boxes, wrappers, and unfinished cupcakes littered on the ground in Bleecker Park, the paper said.
Despite the onset of complaints, the bakery's business has thrived with Magnolia expanding its operation to meet demand in the last year.
The Manhattan-based bakery went international last year, opening stores in Dubai and Los Angeles. Shortly after, the bakery opened a shop at Grand Central Terminal for tourists and commuters coming in and out of the city.
In December, the bakery signed a 10-year lease for a production facility in Harlem, at 1751 Park Ave., which will be used to bake Magnolia’s signature cupcakes for sale online starting next spring.
The new 5,200-square-foot Harlem facility and the online store will produce an additional $10 million in baked goods and merchandise, company co-owner Steve Abrams said.
Magnolia is also thinking of expanding with more stores in New York, New Jersey, Washington, Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago.
