The name on the awning at 96-05 Liberty Avenue is a tribute. According to the shop's own account, Fred was a beloved member of the founders' circle who died of opioid addiction during the years New York was legalizing cannabis. Flōr de Fred — "Fred's flower" — carries his name, and its stated mission goes beyond retail: to be a safe, regulated place to buy cannabis while taking part in the fight against the opioid epidemic.
Who Fred was, and why it shapes the shop
That backstory gives Flor de Fred a sharper identity than most neighborhood dispensaries. Its about page describes hosting harm-reduction workshops and partnering with local health organizations, and it frames its philosophy with the line that people, "like flowers, can grow in the harshest environments." Staff-led education and responsible use are recurring themes across the site.
The shop also identifies itself as a dispensaria de dueños latinos — Latino-owned — with Spanish-speaking staff, and its Leafly profile tags it as woman- and Latinx-owned. In a part of Queens with large Latino, Caribbean and South Asian communities, that bilingual service is a practical advantage, not a slogan.
A mission statement with specifics
Plenty of dispensaries talk about community; fewer name the problem they're responding to. By building the shop's identity around Fred's death and the opioid crisis, the owners have made harm reduction a visible, ongoing part of the business, from workshops to partnerships with local health groups. That focus doesn't change the products on the shelf or the state rules behind the counter, but it does set the tone for how staff talk with customers about responsible use — and it gives Ozone Park's first licensed shop a story no competitor can copy.
A legacy operator goes legal
Flor de Fred holds CAURD license OCM-CAURD-24-000154, issued to Bitar Assets Inc. in May 2024. According to the state's license data, sales began on September 24, 2024, and it markets itself as Ozone Park's first licensed cannabis dispensary.
Unusually, the shop is upfront about where its founder's experience comes from. Its site says the owner brings more than 30 years of experience from the pre-legal market, with a reputation for quality, friendly service and fair prices. That is exactly the kind of transition the CAURD program was designed for — moving people with prohibition-era cannabis histories into licensed, tested, taxed retail.
Liberty Avenue, along the A line
The shop sits on Liberty Avenue beneath the elevated A train, between the Rockaway Boulevard and 104th Street stations, which makes it reachable from much of southern Queens and East New York without a car. This is the western end of a Liberty Avenue corridor that runs east into Richmond Hill's "Little Guyana" — a busy, family-oriented commercial strip of roti shops, jewelers and grocers rather than a nightlife district.
The website advertises a simple schedule — 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., every day; its OCM filing lists later closes, until midnight, on Friday and Saturday, so check Google before a late visit. Call (347) 238-1303 with questions.
Getting there from Brooklyn
Because the A train runs straight along Liberty Avenue, the shop is a short ride from Cypress Hills and East New York in Brooklyn, as well as from Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park in Queens. Drivers can reach it from the Belt Parkway via Cross Bay Boulevard or from the Jackie Robinson Parkway via Woodhaven Boulevard. For anyone outside walking range, the shop's daily delivery is usually the simpler route.
The shelves: Bodega Boyz to Roemer Farms
Flor de Fred's site and menu name a long list of brands, including Bodega Boyz, Grassroots, MFNY, Dank, Roemer Farms, Zizzle, Hudson Cannabis, Runtz, BLOX, Flav, Brass Knuckles and Eureka, with Grön gummies also appearing on the menu. Leafly's version of the menu carried more than 600 items in October 2026, from flower and vapes to tinctures, topicals and gift cards.
That's a broad range for a neighborhood shop, mixing upstate craft growers with mainstream labels. Our guide to reading a New York dispensary label helps when you're weighing two similar eighths, and if you lean toward pre-rolls, see our roundup of New York's best pre-rolls and infused joints.
Deals, delivery and paying
Promotions rotate, but the shop has publicized:
- A Bodega Boyz BOGO offer (while supplies last).
- A 20% first-time customer code on Leafly.
- Brand-specific discounts, such as percentage-off days on PICC and Fernway products.
- Veteran discounts, per Leafly.
- A points-based loyalty program and app-exclusive offers through the Flor de Fred iOS app.
Delivery runs seven days a week to Ozone Park and other parts of Queens, plus Brooklyn and Nassau County, ordered online or by phone. Leafly lists a delivery minimum in the $75–$120 range depending on distance. For payment, the shop's site tells customers to bring cash, while Leafly lists cash and debit with an ATM on site; plan on cash to be safe.
Ordering through the app and menu
Flor de Fred runs its own iOS app, where app-exclusive offers and loyalty points live. The website's menu lets you filter flower and other products by intended effect — creative, energized, focused, happy, relaxed or sleepy — and by brand, which is handy for checking whether a specific Bodega Boyz or Roemer Farms drop is in stock before you make the trip. Gift cards are sold as a menu category, too.
The site also maintains an events calendar and a resources page tied to the harm-reduction mission. The shop spells out the state's daily purchase limits on its site and reminds customers that no medical card is needed, only a valid ID showing they're 21 or older.
Reviews in brief
Flor de Fred has a thin review footprint on Leafly, with only a single review at the time of writing — it praised the flower quality and flagged prices as a concern. Its broader Google rating is the better gauge; read recent comments there for a sense of wait times and stock.
Flor de Fred vs. its Ozone Park neighbors
Being first doesn't mean being alone anymore. OCM lists two other active shops in the 11417 ZIP:
- Terp Bros, at 135-26 Cross Bay Blvd, which opened in October 2025.
- Green Flower Wellness, which opened a third location at 85-08 Pitkin Ave in March 2026.
Flor de Fred's distinctions are its founding story, bilingual service and a brand list that leans heavily into New York growers. Our guide to craft cannabis growers in New York adds context on several of its upstate brands, and High Today Deals tracks live specials.
Best for
Southern Queens residents along the A line, Spanish-speaking shoppers, delivery customers in eastern Brooklyn and Nassau, and anyone who wants their dispensary dollars to go to an operator with a clear harm-reduction mission. Browse the menu on Flor de Fred's official site.