01Co-Founder
Al Cottone
Astoria, born and raised
The Astoria store is for the regulars. Our job is to know your name before you finish saying it.
Vol. 02 / AboutTwo Bros. One Borough.CAURD #23-000020 · #25-000294
Two bros.
One borough.
Real cannabis.
Terp Bros NYC is a family-run Queens dispensary built by two co-founders on the blocks where they live. Astoria’s flagship under the N/W rumbles. Ozone Park’s shop on Cross Bay between Howard Beach and the Rockaways. Made in Queens. Lab-tested. Lit honest.
03 · By the numbers
The receipts. Plain.
Astoria + Ozone Park
2
Queens Stores
Same-day delivery
42
Zip Codes
Refreshed daily
200+
Live SKUs
First wave licensed
2022
CAURD #20
One borough
2
Founders
OCM compliant
100%
NY Tested
04 · The founders
Two co-founders. Same block code.
02Co-Founder
Jeremy Rivera
Justice-impacted entrepreneur
CAURD was a door, not a discount. We opened Ozone Park to open another door for everybody who comes after us.
05 · The pillars
Six things we will not compromise.
01Pillar
Queens-First
We opened where we live. Both stores walk-distance to the founders’ home blocks.
02Pillar
Lab-Tested
Every SKU on the shelf cleared the NY OCM compliance lab. No exceptions, no asterisks.
03Pillar
Family-Run
Two co-founders. No private-equity boardroom. Decisions made in the back of the store.
04Pillar
Quality
The buyer is the budtender. If we wouldn’t smoke it, we won’t stock it.
05Pillar
Choice
Flower, solventless rosin, native pre-rolls, distillate, micro-dose drinks, edibles — we curate the whole range.
06Pillar
Community
Second-chance hiring. Free 101 sessions. Naloxone trainings. The block before the bottom line.
06 · The record
From license to two borough doors.
- 2022
CAURD License Awarded
One of the very first Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses in NY State. Social-equity program prioritizing justice-impacted entrepreneurs.
- 2023
Ditmars Flagship Opens
36-10 Ditmars Blvd, Astoria. Among the first legal weed stores in Queens. Line around the block. Neighbors bringing coffee.
- 2024
Same-Day Delivery Launches
Routes live across LIC, Woodside, Sunnyside, Astoria Park + the N/W corridor. Hour-long windows, licensed drivers only.
- 2025
Ozone Park Opens
135-26 Cross Bay Blvd. Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Richmond Hill, Little Guyana, the Rockaways + the Aqueduct/JFK corridor.
- 2026
Community Programming Scales
Expanded second-chance hiring, reentry partnerships, neighborhood events at both stores. Mission only gets bigger.
07 · The work
Read our storyWe back the block before the bottom line.
Second-Chance Hiring
Partnerships with Queens reentry orgs funnel justice-impacted neighbors directly onto payroll — not a gesture, our default.
Neighborhood Events
Block parties on Ditmars. Open houses on Cross Bay. Strain-education nights + free Naloxone training at both stores.
Local Sponsorships
Queens-first youth sports leagues. Small-business pop-ups. Cultural festivals that keep the borough’s character intact.
Responsible Use Education
Free cannabis 101 sessions. Plain-English NY law primers. Budtender clinics for first-time customers, 21+ only, no pressure.
Ready When You Are
Ready to explore? Visit us, pick up, or order delivery.
Two licensed Queens dispensaries. Same-day delivery across the borough. Tap your spot.