LIRR to begin enforcing no-smoking ban
Photo credit: Pablo Garcia Corradi | People wait for trains at the Hicksville LIRR train station. (Feb. 13, 2011)
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Enforcement of a no-smoking ban will begin Wednesday on platforms and outdoor boarding areas and terminals of the Long Island Rail Road, the MTA said Monday.
The law banning smoking in those areas was signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in August and took effect in November, but the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had delayed enforcement as it conducted a public education campaign.
That...
