State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Woodhaven) is keenly aware of issues plaguing his district.“We feed off the complaints of our constituents,” he shared in a Sept. 7 sitdown interview with
Multiple City Council members from Queens co-sponsored bill Int. 1001, which aims to hold landlords accountable for tenants who knowingly sell unlicensed cigarettes, e-cigarettes, tobacco products or illicit cannabis. It
The city’s efforts to weed out illegal pot shops have a new feature: a law punishing commercial landlords who knowingly lease space to the unlicensed joints. The law, which took effect July 23, was highlighted by two of its City Council sponsors at a public service announcement outside a licensed pot seller near Union Square on Monday. “This is a game changer in shutting down illegal cannabis .