New York, NY – Fewer New Yorkers signed up for a free program to quit smoking this year, city officials conceded Friday.
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The city Health Department counted 39,000 people who enrolled in their Nicotine Patch and Gum Giveaway this year – 1,000 people less than last year.
The program was most popular among Brooklyn and Queens residents – though Staten Island traditionally has the city’s highest smoking rates.
Health Commissioner Thomas Farley warned that cigarettes are expected to kill 7,200 New Yorkers this year.
“39,000 New Yorkers Signed Up for Quit Smoking Program”
And how many of them – give or take a minyan – are frumme yidden, I wonder?