Smoking may soon be banned from outdoor dining in NYC
The city health department wants to ban smoking or vaping at restaurants while dining outdoors. It’ll mean the end of a comforting puff of mango from your friend’s Juul in between bites of pancakes., people can smoke tobacco – or electronic cigarettes that do not contain cannabis – in “contiguous” outdoor dining areas. The restaurants just need to meet certain requirements, including posting signage showing that it is a smoking area.
But many cities and states have since followed the city’s lead by restricting where smokers can light up. Research has shown New York’s tough tobacco policies have been effective at reducing smoking. One stateGiulia Heyward is a reporter on the People and Power desk who covers politics and breaking news. She previously worked at NPR, as a breaking news reporter, and the New York Times, as a reporting fellow on the national desk. Her work has also appeared in CNN, The Atlantic and Politico.
The law would overhaul how towns are assigned affordable housing obligations, with a new round of quotas to start in 2025.The law would overhaul how towns are assigned affordable housing obligations, with a new round of quotas to start in 2025.Gothamist is a website about New York City news, arts, events and food, brought to you by New York Public Radio.
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