Yummy Dips, a gourmet ice cream, crepe and waffle bar is preparing for a grand opening in Pelham Parkway. The business is replacing a former illegal cannabis shop on Lydig avenue that was shut down by the city last summer.
About 1,400 illegal cannabis shops have been closed across the city since May 2024. It was part of “Operation Padlock to Protect,” an initiative by the Adams administration to crackdown on illegal smoke shops.
Now the focus has shifted to reopen the vacant stores and turn them into legal dispensaries or transform into an entirely new business…