New York is one of a number of U.S. cities considering a ban on smoking in restaurants and bars. What do you think?
“This is a victory for annoying people like me who call cigarettes ’coffin nails’ and ’cancer sticks’ and all that sort of stuff.”
Shelly Sabel • Lighting Designer
“Has Amnesty International heard about this?”
Jef Awada • Real-Estate Agent
“I can’t stand cigarette smoke, but no one seems to care down at the Drink & Smoke & Drink & Smoke Tavern.”
Tom Epstein • Actor
“Now that New York has addressed the problem of secondhand smoke, maybe they’ll tackle the problem of secondhand human-waste stench.”
Jim Mackil • Advertising Executive
“But what will I draw slowly on to indicate that I’m contemplating what’s been said by my dinner companion?”
Dennis McCormack • Systems Analyst
“As a bar waitress, I’m glad someone is protecting my right to work in a bar that doesn’t make any money.”
Elizabeth Gabbay • Waitress
