Council Member Robert Holden, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, State Sen. Michael Gianaris, Assembly Member Steven Raga, Queens Community Board 5 District Manager Gary Giordano, Juniper Park Civic Association and COMET (Communities of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together) Civic Association submitted a formal letter to the New York State Cannabis Control Board urging denial of a license application at 71-10 Grand Avenue. A Measuring Wheel proves that the proposed dispensary entrance is only 446 feet from PS58 School of Heroes, 54 feet short of the legal minimum. The law is clear and it’s a shame that these applications get this far, and it becomes the community’s burden to beat them back.