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THE 'GRAND' PLACE TO SMOKE
NewYork Post ^
| March 9, 2003
| BRADEN KEIL, SAM SMITH and SARAH GILBERT
Posted on 03/09/2003 1:41:18 AM PST by sarcasm
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:12:34 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Grand Central Terminal is set to become a smokers' oasis on March 30, when the city's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants is scheduled to kick in.
The famed station's establishments - which are leased out by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority - have special status because the building is run by the state agency, giving it statutory immunity from outside regulation.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: pufflist
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posted on
03/09/2003 1:41:18 AM PST
by
sarcasm
To: sarcasm
I think all NYers who need to take a drag should walk on over the the UN to do it.
2
posted on
03/09/2003 1:56:52 AM PST
by
syriacus
(To the French, all the world's their bistro + all world leaders have time to sit + shoot the breeze)
To: sarcasm
These guys are going to make a bundle, and I say, "Good for them!"
New York City's STUPID law is going to wreak havoc on the hospitality business. I hope it blows up in their faces.
Regards,
To: sarcasm
Is that the sound of a free market I hear?
To: *puff_list; SheLion
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posted on
03/09/2003 9:04:07 AM PST
by
Free the USA
(Stooge for the Rich)
To: Mind-numbed Robot
gearing up to take full advantage of their unique status. a smaller section, once cordoned off for smokers, will soon be set aside for nonsmokers.
Yup, that's what it sounds like, a little muffled, but there.
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posted on
03/09/2003 9:09:14 AM PST
by
StriperSniper
(Frogs are for gigging)
To: sarcasm
Grand Central, is where the economy will grow....... I love it.
To: syriacus
I think all NYers who need to take a drag should walk on over the the UN to do it. The UN is another location in NYC exempt from this stupid insidious ban.
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posted on
03/10/2003 10:04:44 AM PST
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers speak with forked tongue.)
To: VermiciousKnid
These guys are going to make a bundle, and I say, "Good for them!" You and me both!!!!
9
posted on
03/10/2003 2:37:44 PM PST
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers speak with forked tongue.)
To: Mind-numbed Robot
Is that the sound of a free market I hear?Part of that sound is the free market.
The other part of that sound is the state's coffers going KA-CHING!
10
posted on
03/10/2003 2:50:46 PM PST
by
Just another Joe
(FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: Just another Joe
BUMP FOR FREE ENTERPRISE!!!
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posted on
03/10/2003 4:58:13 PM PST
by
Max McGarrity
(Anti-smokers--still the bullies in the playground they always were.)
To: Max McGarrity
BA DA BING!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
03/10/2003 6:14:45 PM PST
by
Gabz
(anti-smokers speak with forked tongue.)
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