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smoking ban

A woman smokes a cigarette.

Christie Signs Bill to Let NJ Towns Reduce Public Smoking Penalties

People caught smoking in public may soon be slapped with a fine instead of a criminal record under one of 50 bills Christie signed Monday.
By Christian Hetrick
John Garbarini takes a drag on a hookah pipe at Karma, one of the few bars where smoking is still allowed in the East Village, in 2008.

Afternoon Bulletin: City Council Talks Cracking Down on Hookah

A group of City Council members are attempting to crack down on the sale of hookah-related paraphernalia and bars at which hookah is smoked.
By Parker Richards

Burn One Down: Smokers Triumph as Smoking Ban Goes Down At UWS Condo

And when the smoke cleared at the Vaux building, at 372 Central Park West...well, it didn't.
By Chris Pomorski
Just kidding. (pheaber, Flickr)

Lights Out? Part Deux: Smokers Rights’ Group Stews Over Postponement of Smoking Ban Vote

By Chris Pomorski
The Vaux

Lights Out? Smokers’ Rights Group Enlisted, Without Success, to Tangle with UWS Condo Building

By Chris Pomorski
(Getty)

What a Drag: Major Landlord Tells All Smokers to Give Up or Get Out

By Rebecca Hiscott
Smokers lose even more places to light up. (needoptic, flickr)

So Much For Enjoying the Nice Weather With a Cigarette

By Kim Velsey

Mayor Bloomberg: ‘We Interfere With Free Enterprise All the Time’

By Ross Barkan
Those were the days: Pianist Willie "the Lion" Smith smoking in his NYC apartment in 1947.

Bloomberg Offers Cash to Community Groups Who Convince Buildings to Go Smoke Free

By Kim Velsey
One smoker can take up the torch again (Dale M. Moore, flickr)

Man Wins Bid To Continue Smoking In His Own Apartment

By Kim Velsey
The neighbors are not fans (AMagill, flickr)

No Smoking! Majority of New Yorkers Like Smoke-Free Living

By Kim Velsey
Extinguished forever? (Ferran, flickr)

Apartment Smoking Under Siege!

By Kim Velsey
No smokes for you!

New York City Rolls Up More Lawsuits on Loose Tobacco Establishments

By Drew Grant
Vile habit, that.

The UES WASP Guide to Smoking

By Drew Grant

To Hear the BBC Tell It, Bloomberg’s New York Might As Well Be Singapore

By Matt Chaban

Smoking Ban Comes Home

By Matt Chaban

Snuffed Out: Butts Banned from Parks for Good

By Matt Chaban

Soon, You Won’t Be Able to Smoke Outside Either

By Laura Kusisto

Antitabac? Vraiment? Oui. [br]France Fires Up Smoking Ban[/br]

By Tom Acitelli
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