Most Times Square storefronts compete for attention with light, and The Daily Green is no exception: its façade carries a bright green front and a scrolling news ticker. The licensed dispensary at 719 Seventh Avenue, on the west side of the street between 47th and 48th Streets, officially launched on August 8, 2025, in the space previously occupied by another cannabis shop, Charlie Fox, according to amNY. Its own site says the founders "re-opened" there under the new name after a long licensing and construction process.
Extra! A newsroom theme on Seventh Avenue
The name is a nod to New York's daily papers, and the concept runs all the way through. Brand strategist Maggie Connors told amNY that the design pays homage to the speed and cultural weight of New York City media. The loyalty program is called the Press Pass Club, with tiers named Columnist, Editor and Publisher that unlock escalating discounts and points multipliers. Even the event announcements on the shop's site are written in headline-speak.
It would be easy to dismiss the theme as a gimmick, but it does practical work in a neighborhood where many customers are visitors. A legible, playful brand makes a first dispensary visit feel less intimidating for someone who has never bought legal cannabis.
Who's behind the masthead
Fat Nugs Magazine reports that the store is owned by 2 Forest Park Lane LLC. Connors, whose earlier work includes brand development for Besito, Ascend Wellness Holdings portfolio brands and Garden Society, partners with Chris Thompson, director of operations and marketing, who the magazine says has more than a decade of cannabis experience across eight states. Thompson told NY1 in May 2026 that Times Square is becoming a cannabis destination in its own right. Fat Nugs also reported that nearly 300,000 people pass the storefront daily and that customers have come from roughly 20 countries.
The bud bar and the shelves
The feature most often singled out in coverage is the bud bar, a row of display boxes that lets shoppers look over flower options and their terpene profiles before buying. Connors told amNY this matters especially for tourists and newer consumers who want to see what they are getting. Orders can be placed at electronic kiosks or with a budtender, and the website supports online ordering for pickup.
The online menu spans flower, pre-rolls (including infused), vaporizers, edibles, concentrates, topicals, tinctures, CBD, accessories and house merchandise. In October 2026, homepage promotions featured Botanist, CAM, Rythm, Sluggers, Stiiizy, Wana, Anonymous Extracts, Rolling Green, MFNY and Wizard Trees. The shop also hosts brand pop-ups; past events listed on its site include a Wyld gummy pop-up, a ProXtracts hash afternoon and a CAM vape launch party.
Deals that read like a front page
The Daily Green is unusually aggressive with posted promotions. At the time of writing (October 2026), the site advertised:
- 10% off online orders and free delivery
- 25% off all flower on Mondays and Tuesdays
- 15% off mix-and-match flower ounces
- Triple loyalty points from 8 to 10 a.m. daily
- Rotating brand offers such as buy-two-get-one deals on select vapes, pre-rolls and gummies, and a 4-for-$50 deal on 1g pre-rolls
Deals change frequently, so treat those as examples and check the specials page before going. For a citywide comparison, our running list of dispensary specials tracks promotions across licensed shops, and our guide to saving with drops and loyalty programs explains how to stack them.
Late hours in the theater district
The store opens at 8 a.m. every day. Its posted hours table lists closing at midnight on Sunday and 1 a.m. Monday through Saturday, though another page on the same site says Friday and Saturday only run late, so call (917) 793-4606 if you are cutting it close. Either way, it is one of the later-closing licensed shops in Midtown, which matters after a Broadway show lets out. From the Times Square–42nd Street station, the shop is about a five-minute walk north on Seventh Avenue.
Planning a stop around a show or a train
The shop's own directions page is a handy reference for visitors. It estimates a seven-minute walk from the Port Authority Bus Terminal (east on 42nd Street, then five blocks north on Seventh Avenue) and a 10- to 15-minute trip from Penn Station by taking the 1, 2 or 3 one stop to Times Square–42nd Street and walking north. The same page cites tourism figures of more than 50 million visitors a year to Times Square, which explains why so much of the store's design is aimed at people buying legal cannabis for the first time.
A few rules apply to everyone, visitors included. You must be 21 or older with valid government-issued ID, and A single sale is capped at three ounces of flower, with a separate 24-gram ceiling for concentrates. Smoking cannabis is allowed in New York wherever tobacco smoking is allowed, but many hotels prohibit it in rooms, so check your hotel's policy before buying pre-rolls. Edibles and vapes are the lower-profile choice for a hotel stay.
Beyond the counter, The Daily Green's website is unusually playful. It hosts a set of free browser games for adults 21 and older, including crossword, sudoku, mahjong and chess, plus a blog with neighborhood-oriented posts, such as a piece pairing cannabis with a visit to Madame Tussauds and a guide to strains for the New Year's Eve ball drop.
Seasonal programming is part of the pitch, too. In October 2026 the homepage was running a Croptober harvest promotion that included a free Rolling Green 1g pre-roll with qualifying purchases, a new Wizard Trees vape drop, and 20% off MFNY products in mix-and-match bundles. Those offers will rotate out, but they show the store's habit of tying deals to the calendar.
Staff picks and a strain library are also built into the site, so shoppers who like to research before buying can read product notes, compare effects tags and build a pickup order ahead of time, then skip the browsing once they arrive.
Daily Green versus the neighbors
Two licensed alternatives sit within a short walk. Elevation HQ, at 701 Eighth Avenue, keeps even later hours (until 1 or 2 a.m.) and offers free Manhattan delivery. Down on West 40th, Hell's Kitchen Cannabis Co. combines a storefront with small-batch production. The Daily Green's advantages are its theme, the bud bar and a dense deals calendar; if you mainly care about the latest possible closing time, Elevation HQ is worth a look. Our Times Square shopping guide for visitors compares more options, and our NYC dispensary etiquette explainer covers ID and tipping norms.
For visitors, The Daily Green is built to make a first legal purchase easy, with visible product, plenty of staff guidance and long hours. The official site is thedailygreennyc.com.