Well, as far as NYC goes, the smoking ban in restaurants was a boon for NJ restaurants. I could imagine doing this in the city will mean very full hotels on the Hudson’s west bank.
The problem with that is most people who are in NYC hotels just smoke in the streets. Some may book into Jersey hotels (which probably ban smoking too!) but most just head off to parks and streets to smoke.
The northeast is just anti-freedom and fascist! Which is why Christie disgusts me - and I voted for him...once.