Where Can You Smoke Weed in NYC?
Adults 21 and older can smoke or vape weed in most places where tobacco smoking is allowed. NYC bans it in parks, beaches, boardwalks, pedestrian plazas, stadiums, cars, restaurants, bars and any business, dispensaries included.
Updated October 14, 2026 · Checked against New York State law and OCM rules · By Happy Alta, licensed dispensary OCM-RETL-24-000075
Where you can and can't smoke in NYC
| Place | |
|---|---|
| Yes | Most places where tobacco smoking is allowed |
| Yes | Your home, unless your lease or building bans smoking |
| No | Parks, beaches, boardwalks, pools and playgrounds |
| No | Pedestrian plazas and public gardens |
| No | Stadiums, inside and on the grounds |
| No | Cars, even as a passenger or while parked |
| No | Restaurants, bars and any business, dispensaries included |
| No | Within 100 feet of a school entrance |
| No | NYCHA property and federal property |
Queens spots where smoking is banned
- Parks: Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Forest Park, Juniper Valley Park
- Beach and boardwalk: Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk
- Stadiums: Citi Field, Forest Hills Stadium and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
- Federal land: Jacob Riis Park, part of Gateway National Recreation Area
Can my landlord ban weed?
Landlords and hotels can ban smoking and vaping. They can't ban edibles or legal amounts of cannabis inside your home. Home is the simplest legal spot, and weed delivery in Queens brings it to your door.
Fines and driving
Smoking where it's banned can bring a civil fine of up to $25 under state law, and NYC can issue its own summons. Driving while impaired by cannabis is illegal, and cannabis in a car must stay in a closed container. Edibles can take up to 4 hours to kick in, so plan the ride home first.
Where Can You Smoke Weed in NYC: quick answers
Can you smoke weed on the street in NYC?
In most places where tobacco smoking is allowed, yes. Not in parks, plazas, near school entrances or inside any business.
Can you smoke weed in Flushing Meadows Corona Park?
No. NYC bans smoking in all city parks, beaches, boardwalks and playgrounds.
Can you smoke weed at Citi Field?
No. Smoking is banned inside and on the grounds of sports stadiums in NYC.
Can you smoke weed in a parked car in NY?
No. Using cannabis in a car is illegal even as a passenger or while parked.
More answers in the Queens Cannabis Guide
Happy Alta, a licensed dispensary in Queens
66-33 Fresh Pond Rd, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Open every day, 9AM to 10PM. NY cannabis retail license OCM-RETL-24-000075.
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