<b>Eric Adams unveiled the city had begun a new effort to padlock illegal weed shops in the city as first deputy mayor Sheena Wright looks on at the May 7 City Hall press conference</b>. Photo: Keith J. Kelly
Eric Adams unveiled the city had begun a new effort to padlock illegal weed shops in the city as first deputy mayor Sheena Wright looks on at the May 7 City Hall press conference. Photo: Keith J. Kelly

Mayor Eric Adams unveiled at his weekly press conference on May 7 that raids on illegal weed shops were underway across the city that morning. Sheriff Anthony Miranda was supervising a raid with the NYPD at 110 Church St. a short distance from City Hall. Adams also revealed that the number of illegal cannabis shops in the city has climbed to 2,900.

Adams Says There Are Now 2,900 Illegal Weed Stores in NYC, Unveils Start of Crackdown Under Tougher Laws
07 May 2024 | 02:38
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The city began a five-borough wide crackdown on illegal cannabis shops on May 7, with one underway at 110 Church St. only a short distance from City Hall where Mayor Eric Adams revealed that the number of illegal weed shops had ballooned to 2,900.

Most recent official estimates had but the number of...

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