Gotham Buds

Gotham Buds is located at 248 West 125th St., Harlem, NY. 

Gotham Buds’ business leaders Gregory Gray, Sr., Omar Tejeda, and Jeffrey Lopez were born and raised in New York City, and share a love for the City and a close connection to the Harlem community. They have worked with the design-build team to create an iconic space that reflects New York City hip-hop culture and the New York state of mind. The design of Gotham Buds integrates technology, audio and video, providing a unique customer experience.  

As heads of Gotham Buds, their backgrounds embody and support their vision in a central Harlem location that offers premium cannabis products, accessories, apparel, and music. Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder Gregory Gray Sr. was raised in Harlem, working as a wireless engineer at AT&T for nearly two decades. During this time, Greg was able to apply the valuable entrepreneurial lessons of his father, who owned several successful businesses in Harlem in his lifetime. Chief Financial Officer and co-founder Omar Tejeda, has extensive experience as a construction project manager in Harlem for over 20 years. He oversaw the successful restoration of abandoned Harlem brownstones into 65 FHA homes and established healthcare services in several Harlem schools. Chief Operating Officer and Harlem native Jeffrey Lopez has a longstanding history as an entrepreneur servicing New Yorkers through his mobile car detailing business, among other managerial endeavors.

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