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After being caught off guard when the citys health commissioner first proposed the idea, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Tuesday that he was leaning toward seeking a ban on smoking at city parks and beaches.
Mr. Bloomberg said the ban made sense because it would cut the health risks of secondhand smoke and reduce littering by smokers.
Were talking about banning smoking on beaches and in parks, and its partially because you can breathe the air, Mr. Bloomberg said when he was asked about a ban. Its in the open air, but the air wafts in your direction. But it is also because people take their cigarette butts and the packages and just throw them away.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/07/nyregion/07smoke.html
FYI - Smoking is still permissable in NYC Hookah Bars. Doesn't Bloomberg "care" about those folks? Irish bars - no. Middle Eastern bars - fine.