Today marks the tenth anniversary of the NYC Smoke-Free Air Act, a landmark piece of legislation that has helped New Yorkers breathe easier and live longer. The battle against tobacco, however, is far from over, and tobacco companies remain as ruthless as ever.

A new study shows that low-income smokers in New York spend 25 percent of their income on cigarettes. Smokers' rights advocates argue that this proves high taxes on cigarettes are punitive and regressive. We couldn't disagree more.

In cities like New York with dense populations and a prevalence of multi-family unit housing, it's no wonder that people are exposed to secondhand smoke right in their own living rooms. We must increase the availability of smokefree housing.

Smoking disclosure laws make sense because they help consumers make informed choices, especially since cigarette smoke can migrate through walls and ventilation systems far beyond the apartment where the smoke originates. The move towards more smoke-free housing options is the next natural step..

A majority of New Yorkers want to live in smoke-free apartment buildings, according to a new Quinnipiac poll, but less believe City Hall should outrig...

At a press conference Wednesday, Mayor Bloomberg clarified new legislation requiring building owners to tell tenants where they can and can't smoke, d...

First it was restaurants and bars, then it was city parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas, and in 90 days, downtrodden New York smokers will be forbidd...

A month after New York City banned smoking in public parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas, a New York Daily News photographer remains the city's only ...

New York isn't North Korea, but it's the closest thing you'll find in the U.S. -- at least according to a new report from a libertarian think tank. ...

History.com - This week, New York became the latest U.S. city to forbid smoking in outdoor public spaces, including parks, beaches and pools. While we...

New York City smokers may end up breathing a sigh of relief. The New York Post reports that, since the city's new ban on smoking in parks, beaches ...

While some might be up in arms over the New York City outdoor smoking ban that took effect today, I, rather, choose to focus my attention on a set of problems that seem to have been plaguing our city for the better part of a year: soft water.

Many New York City smokers may feel like the only place they can legally light up these days is at home--or at least, it used to be. From the Wall...