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Article: CHILDREN'S EXPRESS: No butts about it; New Yorkers get a tougher
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- New York Amsterdam News
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- January 28, 1995
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Sherrina Bellani
New York Amsterdam News
01-28-1995
CHILDREN'S EXPRESS: No butts about it; New Yorkers get a tougher smoking. law
To smoke or not to smoke -- that is the question on the minds of New Yorkers these days. The City Council last month passed the Smoke-Free Air Act, which will ban smoking in more public places, even some outdoor spots, to make the air cleaner.
On Jan. 10, Mayor Giuliani signed the anti-smoking law into effect. Now it is against the law to smoke in restaurants that seat more than 35 people. Also, for the first time, smoking has been banned from public places like parks and stadiums. The police will be able to give out summonses for smoking the way they give out ...