Smoking Ban in New York

I remember that when I was child, I saw one public service announcement on the television that was performed by the actor from "The King and I". In an announcement, he said, "If I had not smoked cigarettes, I would not have to tell you smoking was hazardous to the health". An announcement was played after he had died in lung cancer, which was caused by smoking. This announcement made deep impressions that cigarette was harmful to our health. However, how many people agree this? Everyday, we hear much news about the people who die from the cancer, which is caused by smoking or passive smoke. It is obvious that smoking not only affects the health of smokers, but also harms other people who are not smoking. So, many people think policy makers should ban the smoking in public place.
One politician that took the cause seriously was the Mayor of New York. …