Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
An unlicensed smoke shop at 166 Avenue B, between 10th Street and 11th Street, didn’t last long before landing on law enforcement’s radar.
This afternoon, a joint operation between the NYC Sheriff’s Department and the NYPD — part of the Sheriff’s Joint Compliance Task Force — raided the recently opened storefront, seizing edibles, prerolls, flower, carts, flavored vapes, cigarettes and “other tobacco products.” Cash was also recovered.
The space had sat empty since June 2024, when the previous tenant — also a smoke shop — was shuttered by law enforcement…