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Community Board 2 Recommends Denial of Dispensary at 66 Jane Street Amid School- proximity Concerns
Summary
Manhattan Community Board 2's cannabis licensing committee voted to recommend denial of a retail dispensary application for 66 Jane Street/807 Greenwich Street after residents and board members raised concerns about proximity to West Village Nursery School, zoning, and neighborhood impacts.
Patricia Larry, vice chair of Manhattan Community Board 2's cannabis licensing committee, said the committee met on Jan. 12, 2026, to review an adult-use retail dispensary application for 66 Jane Street (also listed as 807 Greenwich Street) submitted under Upstate State Collective LLC and now listed under Silver and Spindle LLC with Jennifer Zar as contact. After public testimony and committee deliberation, the committee recommended denial of the application.
The application drew dozens of residents to the hearing. Kate Bostock, chair of the Jane Street Block Association, told the committee: "This location is wholly inappropriate for a ... cannabis operation and would cause real and lasting harm to a quiet residential community." Speakers repeatedly cited West Village Nursery School, which residents estimated lies roughly 350—1 to 375 feet away, and urged the board to uphold the legislative 500-foot…
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