Dear Crema Supporters,

Thank you so much for your support of Crema Cafe, with now 1,300 signers. Please spread the word about the Petition--let's continue to ramp up support!  

Bluestone Lane Cafe https://bluestonelane.com/ is the tenant planning to replace Crema. Their artificially-high rent is due to being backed by the same billionaire investor who funds Milk Bar and &pizza, which just opened in Harvard Square. The neighboring space is vacant, so why doesn't BSL go there? It's hard to imagine any other reason for paying triple the rent for this location other than eliminating competition. 

Some comments from Petition signers:

"Crema has been one of my favorite places to work and meet friends for years now. I even took my wife to Crema on our first date four years ago. I would be very sorry to see it close." -RB, Cambridge, MA

"Why let the good ones go?" -TE, Brooklyn, NY

"Harvard Square in particular needs this kind of space because the people who frequent Harvard Square are a mix of extremely busy students, workers, and professors who do not have any other spaces where they can just relax and chat with other people. Far too often, we lose community at the expense of profit. Crema Cafe embodies community and is the heart and soul of Harvard Square." -RF, Boston 

"Unbelievable that we keep allowing rich companies to mine Harvard Square for its riches, leaving us with a bleak landscape of chains and empty stores. We need the city and Harvard University to put their heads together to figure out how to stop this." -SL, Cambridge

Thanks so much for your support.

-OurHarvardSq