City Council weighs in on expanding smoking ban to include areas around public parks

NEW YORK (PIX11) – City Council is weighing an expansion of the city's smoking ban that would extend to areas surrounding public parks.

Under the proposed legislation, sidewalks adjacent to city parks would also be included in spaces where smoking is prohibited.

The bill's sponsor argues that the smoke, even when blown outside park grounds, can travel long distances to enter park spaces.

The original law was passed in 2011.