My mother’s brother, who was a smoker, and his wife (who wasn’t) lived on Long Island. We lived in Virginia.
Every three months or so, we would get a visit from them—Which was great because they were super people.
During these visits my uncle would stock up on cigarettes—dozens of cartons—because tobacco taxes were so much lower in Virginia.
This was back in the late 60’s/early 70’s.
Mastic Beach in Suffolk county on Long Island has the poospatuck Indian reservation. Cheap cigarettes and gasoline.