New York smoking ban extended to parks and coastlinesSome of the toughest anti-smoking measures to be adopted in a major city have been approved by councillors in New York.
The measures are set to extend a smoking ban to municipal parks, beaches and even Times Square.
The ban will take effect three months after it is signed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
t will make it an offence to light up in any of the city's 1,700 parks and along 14 miles (23km) of coastline. [...]
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