The City Council today approved a proposal today that will make it illegal to smoke at city parks and beaches.
The measure, known as the Smoke Free Air Act, passed 36 to 12.
It will now extend the smoking ban to cover the city’s approximately 14 miles of public beaches and 1,700 parks, including pedestrian plazas like those in Times Square and Herald Square.
The proposal is designed to protect the public from the hazards of secondhand smoke. But critics of the extension say the law infringes on their rights.
The city already prohibits smoking at playgrounds, outdoor sporting events and concerts, as well as at bars and restaurants.
(Source: NY1)
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please change the picture to a different one
What’s next? Inside your house?
#2– that’s exactly what my husband just said when I told him about this article!! :/
Remember the unsolicited advertising material? give it a week and everybody will have “No Smoking On This property”
# 2,3 do you smoke?
funny guy~ we do
#5, what’s that got to do with anything? Oh, and by the way I don’t smoke.
On the beaches? To protect others from second hand smoke? I don’t think so. It looks more like to protect you from yourself. They aren’t stopping. Of course everybody signs on to it. Who wants to be caught sticking up for smoking?