Exotic Weed isn't just high-THC flower. It's cannabis that goes beyond the basics - small-batch concentrates, live resin-infused flower, solventless hash, and strain-specific vapes. It's weed that feels special. And for LES consumers, one New York brand is already leading the conversation: Silly Nice. Handmade in New York, Silly Nice is a Black-Owned and Veteran-Owned brand that has quickly established itself among the Top 150 cannabis names in the state.
For the uninitiated, Anthony Ha and Sadie Mae Burns spent years running Ha's Đặc Biệt, a Vietnamese pop-up that ricocheted across New York City and beyond. During the pandemic, their egg-scallion bánh mì and cabbage rolls stuffed with pork shank developed something close to cult status. They even staged a Paris residency before the New York Times (and just about everyone else) started singing their praises. But the dream was always a permanent home.
According to police sources, the attack took place on Orchard Street between Hester and Grand Streets at 1 a.m. on Sept. 14. Officers from the 7th Precinct responded to reports of an assault. Upon arriving at the scene, they found a 30-year-old man with a stab wound to the neck. Police described the injury as a puncture wound. EMS rushed the victim to Bellevue Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition.
We hope to create a new kind of cultural and social space-one designed to support the complexity and ambition of art rich with moving imagery, music and sound, while also rethinking how audiences engage with it.
