Queens' Top Two Dispensaries Are $90,000 Apart
Through October 1, Curaleaf - Queens ($6.61M) and ZenZest - Queens ($6.52M) are $90K apart at the top of Queens.
Through October 1, Curaleaf - Queens ($6.61M) and ZenZest - Queens ($6.52M) are $90K apart at the top of Queens.
Overall, Queens's 74 dispensaries sold an estimated $106.5M, 8.2% of New York's total and No. 6 of the state's 14 regions. The average store sold $1.44M and the median store $966K. That works out to $46 per resident and one store for every 31,308 people. Another 37 licensed stores in the region haven't opened yet.
About the numbers: Sales figures are estimates from the Lit Alerts New York market data set for January 1 – October 1, 2026 (October 1 is a partial day). Store locations and counties come from the Office of Cannabis Management's Current OCM Licenses dataset. Population is from the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2024 county estimates. Every store is on the New York 420 Week dispensary map.
Every Queens store in the top 20
| Rank | Store | Town | Est. sales | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curaleaf - Queens | Forest Hills | $6.6M | #23 |
| 2 | ZenZest - Queens | Queens | $6.5M | #24 |
| 3 | Bayside Cannabis | Queens | $5.8M | #30 |
| 4 | Green Flower Wellness - Glen Oaks | Queens | $5.8M | #31 |
| 5 | Terp Bros - Astoria | Astoria | $5.4M | #39 |
| 6 | Cannavita | Astoria | $4.1M | #61 |
| 7 | The Cannabis Place | Queens | $3.1M | #115 |
| 8 | House of Strains -29th Ave | Flushing | $2.8M | #134 |
| 9 | Trends | Long Island City | $2.6M | #150 |
| 10 | NYC Bud - Queens | Queens | $2.5M | #161 |
| 11 | Polanco Brothers - Ridgewood | Queens | $2.5M | #162 |
| 12 | Urban Weeds NY | Long Island City | $2.4M | #174 |
| 13 | Flor de Fred | Jamaica | $2.3M | #179 |
| 14 | Seaweed RBNY | Arverne | $2.2M | #184 |
| 15 | Munchies Dispensary | Far Rockaway | $2.2M | #188 |
| 16 | Canna Buddha | Bayside | $2.2M | #189 |
| 17 | Terminal 420 - Rosedale | Rosedale | $2.2M | #190 |
| 18 | Ignyte NY - Queens | Whitestone | $2.1M | #201 |
| 19 | The Flowery - Queens | Flushing | $2.0M | #222 |
| 20 | Terp Bros - Ozone Park | Ozone Park | $1.9M | #233 |
The other 54 stores, with their rank in the region, county and state, are on the dispensary map.
The five boroughs
| Borough | Stores | Est. sales | Avg store | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan | 97 | $235.8M | $2.43M | $142 |
| Brooklyn | 83 | $122.2M | $1.47M | $47 |
| Queens | 74 | $106.5M | $1.44M | $46 |
| Bronx | 20 | $35.8M | $1.79M | $26 |
| Staten Island | 14 | $28.2M | $2.01M | $57 |
How the stores stack up
5 stores sold more than $5 million, 13 sold between $2 million and $5 million, 18 sold between $1 million and $2 million, and 38 sold less than $1 million. The smallest store sold $61K.
Who runs the stores
Chains, meaning operators with two or more selling stores in New York, took 37.6% of Queens's sales, against 37% statewide. The top independent store is Bayside Cannabis ($5.8M).
| Operator | Type | Stores here | Est. sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Flower Wellness | Chain | 3 | $7.5M |
| Terp Bros | Chain | 2 | $7.3M |
| Curaleaf | Chain | 1 | $6.6M |
| ZenZest | Chain | 1 | $6.5M |
| Bayside Cannabis | Independent | 1 | $5.8M |
| Cannavita | Independent | 1 | $4.1M |
Where Queens ranks among New York's 14 regions
No. 6 in total sales, No. 13 for average store, No. 11 for median store, No. 13 for sales per resident, No. 9 for stores per person, and No. 7 for chain share.
How we did it
Sales are Lit Alerts estimates built by sampling public dispensary menus, not point-of-sale data, so read any one store's figure as an estimate. Each store was matched to its OCM licence by name and address to get its location, county and region. Per-resident figures divide sales by the resident population of the region's counties.
This is part of a series. For the statewide picture, see our companion piece, Where New York's $1.29 Billion Goes: Every Dispensary Ranked by Region. Find every Queens store, and its rank, on the dispensary map.
