Elevation HQ makes a big promise on its homepage: "the most extensive brand collection in New York." That is a marketing line rather than an audited figure, and High Today has not been able to verify it independently, since the shop's menu loads through an app and does not publish a public brand count. What can be confirmed is a licensed, late-night shop at 701 Eighth Avenue in the 10036 ZIP code, a few blocks north of the Port Authority Bus Terminal, that has built its pitch around breadth, long hours and free delivery.
Big claims on Eighth Avenue
Elevation HQ holds CAURD license OCM-CAURD-24-000205, according to its website and Leafly. The Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary program was New York's first wave of retail licensing, reserved for people with past cannabis convictions or their family members, plus qualifying nonprofits. The shop's site does not name its owners or share a founding story, which leaves less to go on than with many of the city's CAURD stores; it describes itself instead as an "innovative" and "eccentric" retail concept with "unparalleled brand diversity."
Location is part of the appeal. The address straddles two identities: the shop's marketing calls it both "the #1 Hell's Kitchen dispensary" and a "Times Square cannabis dispensary," and both are fair. It is an easy walk for theatergoers leaving Broadway houses on 44th through 46th Streets, and for anyone coming off a bus at Port Authority. The A, C and E lines stop at 42nd Street–Port Authority, a short walk south.
Open until 2 a.m.
The hours are the most concrete differentiator. Per elevationhqnyc.com in October 2026:
- Sunday to Wednesday: 9 a.m. to 1 a.m.
- Thursday to Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.
- Delivery: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily
A 2 a.m. weekend close puts it among the latest-operating licensed shops in Manhattan. Call (646) 360-3668 to confirm holiday hours.
Free delivery, mapped by ZIP code
Elevation HQ advertises free delivery in Manhattan, and its delivery page names the core ZIP codes it targets: 10001 (Chelsea, Hudson Yards, Koreatown), 10011 (Chelsea, West Village, Union Square), 10018 (Garment District, Midtown West), 10019 (Hell's Kitchen, Theater District, Columbus Circle), 10023 and 10024 (Upper West Side), and 10036 (Hell's Kitchen and Times Square). The page also says it delivers to hotels and offices, which is useful for visitors. Orders require age verification at checkout, and the driver checks ID and collects a signature at handoff.
The shop says a mobile app handles ordering and rewards; at the time of writing it was listed in Apple's App Store and Google Play, though the website still labeled the app "coming soon," so check before counting on in-app points.
What's on the menu, and what reviewers keep mentioning
Categories listed online are flower, pre-rolls, vapes and carts, concentrates, edibles, topicals and cannabis beverages. Without a public brand list, we can't say which producers dominate the shelves, so if you are hunting a specific product, use the online store to check stock before making the trip. If you are comparing formats, our New York vape guide explains the live resin versus distillate question.
Google reviews embedded on the shop's site are short and upbeat. The recurring themes are friendly, helpful budtenders (several staff members are praised by name), good deals and decent product quality. Leafly's page for the shop had no reviews at the time of writing and was listed as unclaimed, so there is little independent review data beyond Google.
Elevation HQ or The Daily Green?
The closest comparison is The Daily Green, a short walk east at 719 Seventh Avenue. The Daily Green has a stronger visible identity (its newsroom theme and in-store bud bar) and posts a long list of specific weekly deals. Elevation HQ closes later on weekends and frames itself around range rather than theme. A few blocks south, Hell's Kitchen Cannabis Co. offers something different again: a store attached to its own small-batch grow. For a fuller map of the area, see where visitors can shop around Times Square.
Reading between the lines of a thin public record
Some shops come with years of press coverage. Elevation HQ does not, so it helps to know what can be inferred. The "24" in its license number indicates a CAURD license issued in 2024, and Leafly lists the shop as a member since 2025, which suggests it has been trading for a relatively short time. Its Leafly page was unclaimed and showed no hours at the time of writing, so rely on the shop's own website for current information.
The website itself is more active than the third-party listings. Elevation HQ runs a blog covering practical topics such as how to read lab results, the difference between THCA and THC, ounce-to-gram conversions and how to buy cannabis online legally in New York. It also maintains an "Areas We Serve" page and links to app listings on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Online orders can be placed for in-store pickup as well as delivery.
For visitors, a few basics apply. A passport works as proof of age for out-of-towners; the state's per-sale ceiling is 3 oz of flower or 24 g of concentrate; and hotel delivery still requires the person who ordered to show ID and sign at the door. Our explainer on how much cannabis you can buy and carry covers the details.
Delivery shoppers should know they have overlapping choices. Chelsea Cannabis Co., for instance, also delivers free to Midtown ZIP codes such as 10018, 10019 and 10036, and runs its drivers until 2 a.m., four hours past Elevation HQ's 10 p.m. delivery cutoff. Elevation HQ's advantage is the store itself: walk-in shoppers in Hell's Kitchen can browse in person until 1 or 2 a.m., which very few licensed competitors match.
One last practical point: because the menu is app-driven and inventory can change quickly at a high-traffic Midtown store, screenshots or saved product names make it easier to ask staff for a specific item, especially if you are comparing it with something you saw at another shop.
Shoppers who want to double-check the license before buying can enter the shop's name or address into the state's verification tool, which lists every active adult-use retailer.
Know before you go
Elevation HQ is best for night owls, for visitors staying in Midtown hotels who want free delivery, and for shoppers who like to browse a broad menu. It is a weaker fit if you value a well-documented ownership story or rely on third-party reviews to choose a shop. Scan Midtown promotions on the High Today deals board and the shop's own site at elevationhqnyc.com before heading over.