A Look Inside a New York City's Cannabis Speakeasy | NBC New York I-Team

A Look Inside a New York City's Cannabis Speakeasy | NBC New York I-Team

Under pot prohibition, Vladimir Bautista and Ramon Reyes had to operate in the shadows. As co-founders of a cannabis speakeasy called Happy Munkey, they dodged law enforcement, throwing indoor cannabis parties several times a week in Times Square. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.

45 Comments

  1. Elevated Emotions on May 16, 2022 at 4:12 pm

    " Dry cleaner and laundromat " man single life must sucks for him



  2. Jacob Devine on May 16, 2022 at 4:13 pm

    Damn I need to get back to NYC



  3. Googleispart Newworldorder on May 16, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    This is during the pandemic ? Smh



  4. sb z on May 16, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    free the weed!



  5. man whore on May 16, 2022 at 4:17 pm

    getting high isnt safe



  6. Ace Spades on May 16, 2022 at 4:17 pm

    Who the hell want a fish store …I respect my elderly but it kills me when the elderly only want what they want like they forgot how it it to be growing up
    Open the lounges we got enough laundry mats and fish stores



  7. Henry on May 16, 2022 at 4:17 pm

    How they ban weed in Nycha the residents there smoke the most.



  8. Shmoney on May 16, 2022 at 4:18 pm

    so u can smoke anywhere in nyc now??



  9. autistic dogo on May 16, 2022 at 4:19 pm

    Lol it really is the 20s all over again. Weed speakeasies is probably the best thing I’ve heard today



  10. June Bloom on May 16, 2022 at 4:20 pm

    Burt Lazarin from the community board in Chelsea sounds like a real crybaby. He thinks there won’t be any laundromats and every business will be a cannabis bar/store. Well it’s been legal in CA for years and there’s still laundromats, shoe stores, etc…he’s just making up bullshit scare tactic stories. News flash; even with legal cannabis people still need to wash clothes and wear shoes, so those places will still be there. Such idiocy!



  11. bartenderzzz on May 16, 2022 at 4:20 pm

    Everybody got the goods nowadays. Girl Scout. Apple Fritter. GG4, etc. You dont have to go to Cannabus Clubs to find quality.



  12. NIGHT CODER on May 16, 2022 at 4:20 pm

    They need a Cookies dispensary, Berner where you at.



  13. vern dolla on May 16, 2022 at 4:21 pm

    everybody i know smoke in the projects lol



  14. AYKAY AY on May 16, 2022 at 4:23 pm

    Where dem at??



  15. Black Lyfe on May 16, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    I know a punch of people that smoke in the projects



  16. Henry Johnson on May 16, 2022 at 4:26 pm

    Why are we worried about NYCHA smoking? If you have money for weed you aren’t in financial stress where you should even be living in a NYCHA residence. That is the real problem in NYC we keep giving lazy free loaders places to live for free or at extremely low rates. That’s why crime rate in projects are sky high. Criminals being criminals.



  17. NEWYORKSHIT on May 16, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    YESSIR !! WHERE MY POTHEADS AT ?!?



  18. kntwing.23 on May 16, 2022 at 4:29 pm

    i smoke ciggs back in j.h.s. i never do it again..i never smoke weed in my life.
    i’m no junkie.
    i hated the smell of it.



  19. Vito Corleone on May 16, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    That woman who ran over the cop last week was smoking dope and there’s gonna be a big increase in Smoking and driving.



  20. Gene Van Dyke on May 16, 2022 at 4:33 pm

    Joe Biden needs to increase the stimulus money…..every one smoking dope and no one wants to go to work….
    I see more people going on section 8



  21. SFV on May 16, 2022 at 4:34 pm

    FYI they do have undercover at spots time to time.. becareful



  22. Fearnot NYC on May 16, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    💚💚💚💚💚



  23. MR.pizza0912 on May 16, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    How much is a pack of swishers in new york?



  24. Andy Worsnop on May 16, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    The bald guy is an idiot “why do we want another bar”.
    Uhm, if you want another laundromat then open one. It’s logic
    Why do we want another laundromat?



  25. Cynthia Z on May 16, 2022 at 4:41 pm

    Indoors? Gross…



  26. Brendan Paez on May 16, 2022 at 4:43 pm

    How can I buy bud online in NY?



  27. Qu3chainz on May 16, 2022 at 4:44 pm

    ….Stink so good



  28. Aisling Ryan on May 16, 2022 at 4:47 pm

    Is this already open in new york and if not does anybody know when ?



  29. Batman on May 16, 2022 at 4:47 pm

    1:46 Can lose our homes?!? lmfao what!? I live in NY my whole life, been smoking weed for nearly 20 years… How can I lose my home without a speakeasy? lmfao I’m pretty sure if you have a home you can spark joints all day in it, and no one would take it from you lmfao… "I have a home, and an ounce of weed, BUT WHERE AM I GONNA SMOKE IT!?!?! I COULD LOSE MY HOME!"- Said no one ever lmfao.



  30. anxnymxus. on May 16, 2022 at 4:49 pm

    With the amount of places to eat food in NYC, weed lounges only make sense 100%



  31. Miami Twotone on May 16, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    I’m about to go ot to get smoke the racism here is crazy they will definitely use this opportunity to harm blacks



  32. drones r us on May 16, 2022 at 4:52 pm

    We need weed lounges In every legal state for us an out of staters to be safe an enjoy .an it should be like booze one joint or bowl with in a hour got to wait a hour before driving



  33. jashane stone on May 16, 2022 at 4:52 pm

    I’ve been to a few of them "speakeasies" years past. The Vibes are awesome and it’s never a fight or dull conversations.
    All goody vibes by even cooler people.. 💪🏾💯



  34. Sebastian Bona on May 16, 2022 at 4:54 pm

    Shiiit dab bars? Let’s fukin go



  35. Sam Potts on May 16, 2022 at 4:54 pm

    People always tryna make weed stronger but no one is tryna make it smell less potent.



  36. Sofia Negron on May 16, 2022 at 4:55 pm

    Dope vibes put together by dope beings! Blessed to have been there ✊💚🔥🙏‼️



  37. Jb Law24 on May 16, 2022 at 4:57 pm

    Vagabond bums rule this world which will eventually bring it down to oblivion. The Bible says God will reject the third and fourth generation that don’t know him, and who hate him. (Exodus 20:5.) This vagabond age is the revised counter-culture generation of the late psychedelic 60’s. They want their right to "party and indulge with sexual sins just like their wicked ancestors before them. God is not on your side when you abuse your own self. Abusing natural plant life as Cannabis is ignorant, foolish and dumb. Incineration (nuclear destruction) upon this lawless, corrupt, backward and rebellious world is necessary. I’m glad the Creator will soon end this. (2 Peter 3:10.) Goodbye o thou rotten filthy whore Babylon mother of harlots. Praise the LORD of Heaven and Earth and everything in them!!!



  38. Juverne Divino on May 16, 2022 at 4:57 pm

    1980: Drug Dealer
    2021: Cannabis entrepreneur



  39. Anonymous RD on May 16, 2022 at 4:59 pm

    Mi patronnn mi papa mi patronnn mi papaaaa



  40. Brian Risbrook on May 16, 2022 at 4:59 pm

    Not my seen i come home from along day of work put my kids to bed & roll up whil i watch old shows from tgif love me some boy meets world.



  41. BlimpCityFeeder on May 16, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    Sad Irony would be NYCHA Residents smoking in clubs, only to return home and get evicted for smoking on the grounds/home while NYC looks towards privatization due to HUD $ cuts.



  42. DAN SKI on May 16, 2022 at 5:03 pm

    Love it but it’s ironic people can light up a joint but not a cigarette, lol.



  43. Markus Scott on May 16, 2022 at 5:03 pm

    Everyone smokes in NYCHA buildings 🤣



  44. JustaBitoHash on May 16, 2022 at 5:08 pm

    The way it should be for every state



  45. Joy Phillips on May 16, 2022 at 5:08 pm

    Cuomo is trying to gain favors…to keep from going to jail for nursing home deaths.