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Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority bans smoking in all buildings — March 21, 2016
By Susan Schulman March 17, 2016 The Buffalo News Beginning July 1, smoking will be banned in all Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority buildings, including individual apartments. The ban was …
Manhattan Co-op Ordered to Pay $120,000 to a Woman Affected by Secondhand Smoke — March 7, 2016
By Samuel Lieberman , NYMAG.COM March 4, 2016 Someone’s smoking in the apartment next door. You don’t smoke and don’t like it, but you can smell it. Who’s in charge? …
BMHA proposes ban on smoking in all residential facilities and offices — January 22, 2016
By Avery Schneider ÔÇó WBFO, January 22, 2016 The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority is taking the initiative on recommendations by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to go …
All smoking now banned by Troy Housing Authority — January 7, 2016
By Nicholas Buonanno, nbuonanno@digitalfirstmedia.com, @NickBuonanno on Twitter Posted: 01/06/16, 5:09 PM EST TROY – U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Juli├ín Castro joined Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in Alexandria, …
UP CLOSE: PROPOSED BAN ON SMOKING IN PUBLIC HOUSING — November 30, 2015
http://abc7ny.com/news/up-close-proposed-ban-on-smoking-in-public-housing/1103030/ Sunday, November 29, 2015 12:23PM NEW YORK (WABC) — We know the dangers of smoking. It’s bad not only for the people who puff on the cigarettes, but also …
Smoking Will Be Banned In Syracuse Public Housing — November 18, 2015
By Tom Magnarelli November 17, 2015 WSKG news Starting Thursday, smoking will be banned in all of Syracuse’s public housing. The decision comes from a recommendation made by the …
Public Housing Nationwide May Be Subject to Smoking Ban — November 12, 2015
By MIREYA NAVARRO NOV. 12, 2015 New York Times Niko Raldiris, 36, smoking in the hallway outside his apartment in the Melrose Houses in the Bronx on Wednesday. Credit Sam …
Health Officials Push for More Smoke-Free Affordable Housing — October 1, 2015
By NY1 News Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 06:05 PM EDT Health officials are pushing for more smoke-free affordable housing. City Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett says more people need …
Albany Housing Authority bans smoking in all units — August 12, 2015
Policy to cut exposure to secondhand smoke will take effect Jan. 1 By Claire Hughes Times Union, August 11, 2015 Albany Housing Authority apartments and homes will be smoke-free …
The Science of Why PhiladelphiaÔÇÖs Public Housing is Going Smoke Free — July 27, 2015
By Rachel Ewing July 20, 2015, Drexel News Blog On July 16, 2015, Philadelphia’s public housing agency became the largest in the country to go smoke-free in its communities. It’s …