New York – Lawmakers have voted to ban smoking on the upstate and Long Island platforms of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s commuter trains to protect other passengers from secondhand smoke.
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Sen. Charles Fuschillo, a Long Island Republican, says thousands of nearby commuters are exposed by smokers who light up a cigarette while waiting for a train.
The bill would ban smoking in outdoor spaces for ticketing, boarding or platforms of train stations operated by the MTA or its subsidiaries, including the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North.
New York City and New Jersey stations already have similar restrictions.
Assembly member Ellen Jaffee, a Rockland County Democrat, says the MTA supports the legislation and has received many complaints from non-smoking commuters.