Exotic Clouds, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, was closed by city officials as part of a crackdown on illegal cannabis shops.

Our maps show which neighborhoods got the most attention from city officials targeting unlicensed marijuana shops. [ more › ]

A candy-colored Exotic Clouds sign that once beckoned customers into a smoke shop at Stanton and Ludlow streets now hangs over a darkened storefront with windows covered in graffiti. Blocks away, on …