A Post survey of community boards in the Big Apple found paperwork for at least 460 pot permit applications has been filed since Oct. 4.
Greenwich Village is the hottest neighborhood for wannabe legal pot dealers, with dozens filing applications in recent weeks to open up dispensaries in the neighborhood.
“There’s New York University, and with the students, it’s easy money — and obviously this neighborhood has money,” Muhammed Akmal, 51, owner of New University Pen & Stationery, told The Post. Previously, only those with drug-related criminal convictions and their relatives could apply for a permit, as could nonprofits who served convicts or those who were formerly incarcerated.
“I support the idea as a whole, but I don’t want our neighborhood turned into ‘Weedtown,’” cried Sarah Raffetto, 33, who co-owns the longstanding pasta shop Raffetto’s on Houston Street. The Empire State has bungled its legal market rollout, with only 11 licensed marijuana dispensaries opening in the city since December.
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