Correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall reading on this forum that e-cigs were banned in NY. I'm heading to NYC next week for the day. Does that mean I'll have to stealth vape all day or risk having it confiscated or worse? 
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I've heard 'rumors' about that on here...bits and pieces. I can't verify it at all. But I've also heard that whole cities don't even allow you to smoke in your own yard any more.
It's a sign of the times.
It's a sign of the times.
I do remember reading somewhere (I think in the "smoking in public" forum) about the e-cig being banned in the same places in NYC that analogs are banned. Another words you can only vape where it's ok to smoke.
Someone who lives in NY will come in here hopefully and correct me if I'm wrong.
Someone who lives in NY will come in here hopefully and correct me if I'm wrong.
Somebody from Southern California did *incorrectly* post that. vaping is banned in Suffolk County, Long Island, but not in NYC.
Edit to say stealth vaping in some places is probably advisable. If you decide to openly vape in the Met you may wind up spending a while explaining all about e-cigs to security
Edit to say stealth vaping in some places is probably advisable. If you decide to openly vape in the Met you may wind up spending a while explaining all about e-cigs to security
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I live in Suffolk County. Is it completely banned from use or does it fall under the same restrictions as cigarette smoking?
Actually, I saw them selling PVs in the mall here in Suffolk County so they can't be completely illegal. I think I remember hearing PVs being banned where cigarettes are banned in Suffolk County and in NYC you can't sell them.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Actually, I saw them selling PVs in the mall here in Suffolk County so they can't be completely illegal. I think I remember hearing PVs being banned where cigarettes are banned in Suffolk County and in NYC you can't sell them.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Actually, e-cigs aren't exactly banned in Suffolk County . . . they're just treated the same as tobacco cigarettes.
I do remember reading an article that said they were under attack because it *looked* like smoking, and that King Mikey promised to give anyone who looked like they were smoking the Evil Eye.
We were going to go into the City earlier in the month when we were visiting relatives, but decided not to because the day we were going was the day they had the celebration parade for the Yankees. Didn't want to get caught in that mess... But that meant I did not get to see if anyone gave me a hairy eyeball for vaping, which I fully intended to do.
We were going to go into the City earlier in the month when we were visiting relatives, but decided not to because the day we were going was the day they had the celebration parade for the Yankees. Didn't want to get caught in that mess... But that meant I did not get to see if anyone gave me a hairy eyeball for vaping, which I fully intended to do.
As a suffolk resident, this is news to me...how does the guy in smithhaven get away with it then?
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Seems most bars and clubs are blowing off the tobacco-smoking ban in NYC anyway and it's poorly enforced to begin with. I've seen a couple of articles in NYC-centric mags regarding this, most recently Eater.
I openly vape in my office and on the street, and stealth vape on public transportation in and around NYC.
I openly vape in my office and on the street, and stealth vape on public transportation in and around NYC.
I'm in Suffolk too...not sure what the laws are...I still vape in my cubicle though..lol
Yeah, sorry -- I didn't mean it was banned from possession or ANY kind of usage, just banned in the same way smoking tobacco is banned in public places, workplaces, etc. Here is a snippet from the offensive press release:
"Cooper’s legislation bans the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under the age of 19 and prohibits their use
in public places where traditional forms of smoking are already disallowed, such as restaurants and
bars. However, the law allows consenting adults to use the devices in their own homes and in open-
area venues where the smoking of standard cigarettes is still permitted."
And link to the full PDF: http://legis.suffolkcountyny.gov/press/do18/2009/do18pr_081809_ecig.pdf
"Cooper’s legislation bans the sale of e-cigarettes to anyone under the age of 19 and prohibits their use
in public places where traditional forms of smoking are already disallowed, such as restaurants and
bars. However, the law allows consenting adults to use the devices in their own homes and in open-
area venues where the smoking of standard cigarettes is still permitted."
And link to the full PDF: http://legis.suffolkcountyny.gov/press/do18/2009/do18pr_081809_ecig.pdf
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