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QUESTION

What is being done to address unlicensed smoke shops in NYC?

2:13:15

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The New York City Law Department is working on bringing nuisance actions against smoke shops to address the issue.

  • The law department is hoping for legislative changes in Albany to have more resources to tackle the challenges posed by smoke shops.
  • There is a plan in place to address the proliferation of smoke shops in the city.
  • The administration is concerned about the issue of smoke shops.
  • Council members are discussing the resources needed to effectively close these smoke shops.
Gale A. Brewer
2:13:15
My favorite smoke shops.
2:13:17
So I have 70.
2:13:21
No legal.
2:13:22
And my question is, I know you've been working on nuisance.
2:13:26
Where are we doing?
2:13:26
How are you doing?
2:13:30
Closing them.
Judge Sylvia Hinds-Radix
2:13:31
And and you know who are out.
2:13:33
But we've we've we've still been ongoing on with if in the law department, we're bringing nuisance actions and those people who are valid.
2:13:43
And I know, you you know, I
Gale A. Brewer
2:13:45
up to here, I know.
Judge Sylvia Hinds-Radix
2:13:46
Yeah.
2:13:47
Yeah.
2:13:47
And it's it's it's something that is for the law department is is a he was challenged.
2:13:54
We were hoping that there would there's gonna be a change in legislation and Albany.
2:13:59
Right.
2:14:00
And I and that's where it needs to come from so that we would have more equipment here and a better ability for the city to be able to deal with these challenges that we what we're seeing with these smoke shops.
2:14:15
That's our plan.
2:14:15
Okay.
2:14:16
All over them.
Gale A. Brewer
2:14:17
Okay.
2:14:17
And then at some point, just maybe not now, but how many people are assigned to it?
2:14:21
I just wanna say that consumer could close them.
2:14:24
PD could close them.
2:14:25
The share us doing what he can.
2:14:27
I would argue that we have enough resources in New York.
2:14:29
I don't know what's gonna happen in Albany to close them.
2:14:32
So that would be something that to discuss.
2:14:35
Right.
2:14:36
I'm I'm up to here with
Judge Sylvia Hinds-Radix
2:14:37
And we're still having we're still having on on, you know, the the administration has been very concerned about about this.
Gale A. Brewer
2:14:44
I'm concerned, but nothing is closing.
2:14:47
I'm very, you know, I'm practical.
2:14:49
Nice to talk.
2:14:50
I know how to close them.
2:14:51
So I'm just trying to be specific about how it can be done.
2:14:55
PB and consumer can actually close them just so you know.
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