The first enforcement action of its kind is part of an offensive by the health department against nightclubs it says flouts the rules.
The vote, which was unanimous despite earlier opposition to the bill, was condemned by leaders of the Seneca Nation.
The tribe, which controls a mail-order cigarette empire, prevailed in its campaign to fight off a ban on sales.
The Karma Lounge has an exemption from the no-smoking law because it derived at least 10 percent of its income from tobacco products.
The Karma Lounge has an exemption from the no-smoking law because it derived at least 10 percent of its income from tobacco products.
The Karma Lounge has an exemption from the no-smoking law because it derived at least 10 percent of its income from tobacco products.
Tracking the scent of cigarettes around Manhattan. Above, at the Libertine.New York City’s indoor smoking ban has grown hazy inside some clubs.
In New York, more landlords are moving to prohibit smoking in their apartment buildings, telling prospective tenants they can be evicted if they light up in them.
In New York, more landlords are moving to prohibit smoking in their apartment buildings, telling prospective tenants they can be evicted if they light up in them.