Tonawanda, N.Y. Passes Parks Smoking Ban
The city of Tonawanda, N.Y. has passed a smoking ban for its parks and recreation areas, though the city isn’t planning on committing much in…
de Blasio Signs New York City Tobacco Tax Hike, Price Floor
Earlier today, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a variety of anti-tobacco bills including one that will raise the price of cigars in New…
Weekly News (Aug. 28, 2017)
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Port Washington North, N.Y. Raises Tobacco Purchase Age to 21, Bans Smoking in Parks
It was a bad day for smokers recently in a small village in the shadow of New York City, as the village of Port Washington…
New York City Could Enact Tobacco Tax Increase, Price Floors (Update)
Smokers in New York City could soon be looking at a significant increase of tobacco products if a proposal scheduled to go before the New…
Buffalo, N.Y. Approves Parks Smoking Ban
Smoking in the parks of Buffalo, N.Y. could soon become illegal, as yesterday the city’s Common Council unanimously approved a near-total ban on lighting up…
Great Neck Plaza, N.Y. Increases Tobacco Purchasing Age to 21
The village of Great Neck Plaza, N.Y. has joined the Tobacco 21 movement, as on Wednesday the village’s Board of Trustees approved a measure that…
Baxter Estates, N.Y. Joins Tobacco 21
The village of Baxter Estates, N.Y., a small community of just over 1,000 residents, has joined the movement to raise the minimum age to purchase…
St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Rejects Tobacco Purchase Age Increase
The minimum age to purchase tobacco products in St. Lawrence County, N.Y. will be staying at 18-years-old as the county’s legislature rejected a proposal to…
Clifton Park, N.Y. Bans Smoking in Parks and Trails
The town of Clifton, N.Y. has passed a ban that makes the parks and trails within the town 100 percent smoke free. The move came…
Albany County, N.Y. Passes Parks Smoking Ban
Smoking and the use of e-cigarettes will soon be coming to an end in the parks of Albany County, N.Y., as on Monday the county…
