Mayor Eric Adams (at mic) was accompanied by, among others, City Council Member Gale Brewer (second from right), who has made fighting illegal weed shops a cause célèbre. Adams announced the task force has shut down close to 800 illegal smoke shops in a three-month crackdown. ( Photo: Mayor’s Photography Office) Nearly 800 Unlicensed Weed Shops Closed and Over $61M in Fines Levied in Ongoing Smoke Shop Raids Nearly 800 unlicensed smoke shops in the city have been shut down following a three-month crackdown known as “Operation Padlock... News 31 Jul 2024 | 05:24
Police had released a surveillance photo and video of Messiah Nantwi that showed him as the alleged shooter in a cold blooded murder of 36 year old Brooklyn man inside an unlicensed Harlem smoke shop on Easter Sunday. Photo: NYPD Crimestoppers Harlem Smoke Shop Killer on Easter Sunday Linked to 2nd Deadly Shooting a Day Earlier Police said they arrested 21 year old Messiah Nantwi and charged him with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the... News 11 Apr 2023 | 09:27
