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amny Credit: These smokers won't be able to puff in Times Square anymore. (Getty Images)

It’s quitting time for outdoor smoking in places such as the city’s parks, pedestrian plazas and beaches.

The outdoor puffing ban, which was passed in February but kicks in today, is intended to shield New Yorkers from second-hand smoke. Violators face fines of up to $50.

Smokers got their final puffs in yesterday, reportedly gathering en masse in areas such as Union Square and the plazas in Times Square, both of which will fall under the ban.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses. Credit: Randee Dadonna

Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses. Credit: Randee Dadonna

Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.

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