From Fox5 NY: Cannabis shops forced to close over oversight issue
July 30, 2025

NOTE: Alto is still open currently.
Dozens of legal cannabis shops across New York are now at risk of shutting down after a costly oversight by state cannabis officials. FOX 5 NY's Kendall Green has the story.

February 4, 2025
Smoking a joint with your siblings is a sacred teenage tradition, something that bonds you across clouds of smoke—a furtive secret you all keep from your parents. For the five Savocchi siblings, it seemed an innocent enough past time during their childhood in Queens. But it was also prequel to their eventual entry into New York’ adult-use cannabis industry.

January 16, 2025
The Savocchi family founded Alto with a mission that is as deeply personal as it is ambitious. Drawing on their shared commitment to community and social justice, they envisioned a dispensary that seamlessly combines top-tier cannabis products with an inviting, community-driven atmosphere.

September 25, 2024
The neighborhood’s first legal cannabis dispensary has opened on Chambers: Alto (I was slow on the uptake but of course it means “high’ in Italian) is among the 190+ dispensaries now open in the state and about the 35th in Manhattan. They opened on August 31 and will host an official grand opening on Oct. 10.