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How Far Is the Nearest Cannabis Shop? NYC Access by Borough
As of shop counts compiled in August 2026, 282 cannabis shops were open to the public across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Access is wildly uneven: Manhattan has one shop for every 16,988 residents, while the Bronx has one for every 61,145 — more than three and a half times fewer options per person.
How Many Cannabis Shops Are Open in NYC Right Now?
282, across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx combined, based on storefront counts compiled in August 2026. That figure is a single point-in-time snapshot — new storefronts open every month, so the count shifts, but the underlying pattern of access doesn’t change quickly. The more useful question isn’t the citywide total; it’s how those 282 shops are distributed relative to where people actually live.
Which NYC Borough Has the Most Cannabis Shops Per Resident?
Manhattan, by a wide margin. The table below is built around the number that matters most to a shopper: residents per open shop, by borough.
| Borough | Cannabis shops open to the public | Population | Residents per open shop | Rank (1 = best access) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 98 | 1,664,862 | ~16,988 | 1 |
| Queens | 78 | 2,358,182 | ~30,233 | 2 |
| Brooklyn | 83 | 2,653,963 | ~31,975 | 3 |
| Bronx | 23 | 1,406,332 | ~61,145 | 4 |
| NYC total (4 boroughs) | 282 | 8,083,339 | ~28,664 | — |
Manhattan’s edge isn’t only about having the most storefronts in absolute terms — Queens and Brooklyn are both larger by population and neither has closed the gap on a per-resident basis. Manhattan’s smaller population, combined with a head start filling commercial storefronts on high-traffic corridors, gives it roughly double the shop density of Queens and Brooklyn, and nearly three and a half times the Bronx’s.
Which NYC Borough Has the Fewest Cannabis Shops Per Resident?
The Bronx, decisively. It has fewer than a quarter of Manhattan’s open shop count — 23 versus 98 — despite having 84% of Manhattan’s population. On a residents-per-shop basis, someone living in the Bronx has access to roughly one-third as many nearby storefront options as someone living in Manhattan. Brooklyn and Queens sit in between, both in the 30,000–32,000-residents-per-shop range — close enough to call a statistical tie, with Queens holding a slight edge.
Why Does Shop Density Vary So Much Across Boroughs?
Storefront openings have concentrated on dense commercial corridors with available retail space — heavily represented in Manhattan and in parts of Brooklyn and Queens. More residential, lower-commercial-density stretches of the Bronx have seen storefronts open more slowly. That’s a real estate and foot-traffic pattern, not a judgment on any single shop — it simply means the four boroughs MetroBud serves don’t have equal walk-in access today.
What Does This Mean for How New Yorkers Get Cannabis?
Access to a nearby storefront depends heavily on which borough you live in. A Manhattan resident is, on average, more than three and a half times more likely to have a shop within easy reach than a Bronx resident is. Brooklyn and Queens fall in the middle, but neither is close to Manhattan’s density.
That unevenness is exactly where delivery does its most useful work — it doesn’t depend on how many storefronts happen to be near your block. MetroBud’s NYC weed delivery guide covers how delivery works across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, and the shop reaches all four boroughs regardless of local storefront density.
Methodology
Source and window: Storefront counts reflect cannabis shops open to the public in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, compiled in August 2026 as a single point-in-time snapshot. Borough population figures are the most recent publicly available estimates as of the same period.
Volume: 282 open shops across the four boroughs (n = 282), covering Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
Excluded: Counties outside MetroBud’s four-borough service area, and any shop records without a usable borough or population match.
Note: This data reflects public storefront and population figures, not MetroBud’s own order or delivery data — it describes the broader NYC market that MetroBud’s delivery service operates within, not MetroBud’s own customer base.
FAQ
How many cannabis shops are open in NYC right now?
282, across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx combined, based on storefront counts compiled in August 2026.
Which NYC borough has the most cannabis shops per resident?
Manhattan, with 98 open shops and roughly one shop per 16,988 residents — the best access ratio of the four boroughs.
Which NYC borough has the fewest cannabis shops per resident?
The Bronx. It has only 23 open shops for 1.4 million residents — about one per 61,145 residents, more than three and a half times fewer per person than Manhattan.
Why is access so uneven across boroughs?
Storefront openings have concentrated on dense commercial corridors with available retail space, which are more common in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn and Queens than in much of the Bronx.
What can I do if there’s no shop open near me?
Delivery reaches all four boroughs regardless of local storefront density. See MetroBud’s delivery guide or check the FAQ for details on how it works.
How often is this access data updated?
Storefront and population figures are refreshed periodically as new counts become available. Learn more about MetroBud on the about page.
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