Bloom Brothers arrived in New York with a few years of practice already behind it. The name first appeared in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where a family-run Bloom Brothers dispensary opened on Larch Street in March 2020, only to close within weeks when the pandemic hit and reopen that May for curbside pickup, according to iBerkshires. In July 2025 a Bloom Brothers store opened at 442 Broadway in Menands, and Albany.com describes it as an expansion of that established Massachusetts presence. Its headline feature in New York is something the Capital Region rarely sees: a cannabis drive-thru.
A drive-thru on Broadway
Bloom Brothers' website advertises a drive-thru alongside conventional in-store shopping. The workflow is simple: place an order online, then pick it up from your car. New York's cannabis retail has been dominated by walk-in storefronts, so a drive-thru option is uncommon, and it is the main practical reason to choose this store over its neighbors.
If you prefer to browse, the full sales floor is still there. Albany.com quotes a reviewer calling the store "gorgeous" and summarizes reviews as describing an excellent customer experience.
Between Albany and Troy
Menands is a small village in Albany County squeezed between the City of Albany to the south and Troy to the north, with the Hudson River on its east side. Broadway is the village's main north-south road, which makes 442 Broadway easy to reach from either city as well as from Watervliet and Loudonville. Interstate 787 runs along the riverfront just east of the village, so drivers coming from downtown Albany or the Troy bridges can reach the store without crawling through city traffic, which is exactly the kind of trip a drive-thru is designed for.
Menands itself is mostly a commuter corridor of offices, car dealerships and small plazas rather than a shopping destination, so most customers arrive by car rather than on foot.
The store's website pitches its location to the region's college towns, naming Siena University, RPI and Hudson Valley Community College as nearby, and notes that it is less than 30 minutes from Albany International Airport. For visitors flying in, that is a practical detail: you can pick up after landing rather than detouring through downtown Albany. Keep in mind that cannabis cannot be carried onto flights, and New York limits how much an adult can possess; our guide to legal buying and carrying limits in New York covers the details.
How a drive-thru purchase works
Bloom Brothers' site describes the drive-thru as an extension of online ordering: you build your order on the website, then collect it without leaving your vehicle. A few things are worth knowing before you try it:
- ID still gets checked. Every New York cannabis sale requires proof that the buyer is 21 or older, so have a valid government ID ready at the window.
- Order first. The drive-thru is built for picking up an existing order, not browsing, so decide what you want from the online menu before you pull in.
- Keep it sealed. New York prohibits consuming cannabis in a vehicle, and driving while impaired is illegal; leave the package closed until you get home.
If you want to ask a lot of questions, the walk-in sales floor is the better choice.
Brands and categories
According to its website, Bloom Brothers carries flower, edibles, pre-rolls, vapes, concentrates, topicals, tinctures and accessories. The homepage features brands including:
- Ayrloom, known for beverages and gummies
- Jaunty, best known for vapes and pre-rolls
- Florist Farms
- Dime Industries
- Revert, Find and Jetpacks
That is a mix of craft-leaning names and higher-volume vape lines. Inventory changes frequently, so check the live menu before you go. If you are choosing between cartridges, our New York vape guide on live resin vs. distillate is worth reading, and our roundup of New York's best edibles by category covers the Ayrloom-style drinks and gummies you will see here.
The essentials: address, schedule and rewards
- Address: 442 Broadway, Menands, NY 12204
- Phone: (518) 776-4024
- Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday, per bloombrothers.com
- License: the site lists OCM retail license OCM-RETL-000348; you can confirm any shop's status with the state's dispensary verification tool
- Ordering: online ordering for drive-thru or in-store pickup
- Delivery: none listed online as of October 2026; the drive-thru fills that convenience role
- Loyalty: a points-based program advertising member-only deals and special offers
The website does not list payment methods. Most New York dispensaries take cash and debit, but call ahead if you plan to pay any other way. Capital Region discounts, including any from Bloom Brothers, are gathered on High Today's deals roundup.
The Massachusetts connection
The Pittsfield store gives some context for how the business operates. iBerkshires reported that at its 2020 opening it advertised the largest cannabis menu in Massachusetts, with 259 items, and later coverage described the shop paying significant local taxes and making charitable donations in Pittsfield. That Berkshire track record is a few years longer than most New York operators can show, since adult-use sales did not begin here until the end of 2022. Bloom Brothers has not published details of the ownership structure behind the Menands store on its site, so we have not attributed it to specific individuals.
How it compares nearby
The Capital Region has several licensed options within a short drive:
- Capital District Cannabis and Wellness, at 997 Central Avenue in Albany, opened in December 2023 as one of the area's first CAURD stores, run by childhood friends James Frese and Pasha Adams, according to the Governor's office.
- 400 River, a few miles north on Troy's River Street, sells flower from its owners' own farms and keeps a 10 p.m. closing time.
Bloom Brothers' advantage over both is the drive-thru and its easy Broadway location between the two cities. Its trade-off is a multi-brand menu without the farm-to-shelf story of a microbusiness. We rank more options in our Albany-area dispensary roundup, and every licensed shop nearby is searchable in High Today's directory.
Best match for Bloom Brothers
Bloom Brothers is a natural fit for commuters on the Albany-Troy corridor, people short on time who would rather not park and wait in line, visitors arriving through Albany International Airport, and Siena or RPI-area adults 21+. Shoppers who enjoy browsing can still go inside. If it is your first legal purchase, our primer on ID, payment and tipping at New York dispensaries will help the visit go smoothly whether you use the window or the counter.