Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R,C-Staten Island/Brooklyn) hosted a press conference on June 24, 2024, alongside Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny and Rep. Nicole Malliotakis.
BROOKLYN, NY –
NYS Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R,C-Staten Island/Brooklyn) held a press conference on June 24 alongside NYS Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny and U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis to call on Gov. Hochul and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) to reject the proposed opening of a cannabis dispensary at8412 3rd Ave. in Brooklyn.
The dispensary would be a 6,000-square-foot storefront that would encompass three addresses: 8412 (the main address), 8414 and 8416 3rd Ave.
Within the four-block radius surrounding this location are five schools: Dimitrios & Georgia Kaloidis Parochial School, the Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn, Stepping Stones Nursery School, Public School 185 and Bay Ridge Catholic Academy.
There are also two houses of worship and a children’s bookstore nearby with heavy foot traffic from students, which would result in the increased exposure of minors to cannabis, despite regulations and age restrictions.
The elected officials wrote a letter to OCM requesting this location be rejected. The letter to the OCM is viewable here.
“Our state continues to be an unaffordable and unsafe place to live as we continue to see our quality