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NY Village Bans Smoking on Public Sidewalks

GREAT NECK, NY [AP] — A tiny village on Long Island’s “gold coast” is banning smoking on public sidewalks.

The Great Neck village board approved the ban at a meeting Tuesday night. It claims to be the first municipality in the state to enact such a restriction.

Mayor Ralph J. Kreitzman says the ban was enacted after officials got complaints about smokers standing outside stores in the village. He says the law will also benefit pedestrians who might have been subjected to second-hand smoke.

Kreitzman says violators found smoking on sidewalks in the 1.2-square-mile village could face fines of up to $1,000.

Neighboring New York City is currently considering a smoking ban in parks and pedestrian plazas.

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6 Comments

  • Chafehshod

    This rule is so eh-stupid! In deh Iran we would smoke the opium in the eh-street an now we can even eh-smoking the cigarette.

  • Milhouse

    So where are people supposed to smoke? Indoors is ossur, outdoors is ossur; you’re going to have addicts going crazy, and eventually just ignoring the law.

  • a smoker

    im a smoker and i think the whole thing is getting out of hand, anyine who wirks in the area knows the cops have nothing to do all day they will just go around looking for anyone braking the law, its very silly this whole thing ill have to smoke in the bath room are on the roff, just an idea, anyway have a good shabbos.

  • Out of hand

    Actually what is out of hand is that anyone smokes at all. With all the knowledge of the health risks- it’s just plain stupidity.

  • Smoking kills

    Smoking should be assur and many poskim assur it. One is not allowed to harm their own body and smoking is harming your own body plus other people who inhale the smoke.If someone wants to hurt themselves them, well, its assur but whatever, but don’t harm other people! Good job Great Neck!!