Bronx Community Board 10 is hosting a hearing on Wednesday to consider a proposed cannabis dispensary for Pelham Bay.
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A cannabis dispensary could replace the empty 7-Eleven near the top of the 6 train.
Dragan Ristovski and Edwin Ripoll want to open a recreational dispensary at the 3220 Westchester Ave. location of the shuttered convenience store, which is located between Westchester and Wilkinson avenues. The site has a parking lot and is a short walk from the Pelham Bay Park subway station.
The owners obtained their provisional license through the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary program, for which applicants either had a prior cannabis conviction in New York state or are related to someone who had one, and have also owned a profitable business for at least two years. Nonprofits with a history of working with the formerly incarcerated are also eligible.
Edwin Ripoll, whose interaction with the justice system qualified the duo for the license, has owned ICU Mobile Detailing, a mobile car wash service, for two years. Ripoll and Dragan Ristovski know each other through a mutual friend and spoke about the opportunity to open a dispensary a couple of years ago, Dragan Ristovski said.
Dragan Ristovski and his wife Elena Ristovski live in Harlem and own restaurants in Manhattan and Brooklyn — Marlow Bistro in Morningside Heights, Cibo e Vino on the Upper West Side and Fandi Mata in Williamsburg, Dragan Ristovski told the Bronx Times.
Dragan Ristovski is overseeing the construction and contracts of their new cannabis venture, Elena Ristovski is overseeing the accounting and community engagement and Ripoll, a Bronxite who is currently on paternity leave as a first-time father, will oversee merchandise, Dragan Ristovski said.
The owners notified Bronx Community Board 10 of their plans on June 16, which is a required step to obtain a full license.
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