Bloomberg Credits Britain for Inspiring Him to Raise Smoking Age
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that he, too, had his doubts about a plan to boost the age on purchasing cigarettes, until those tony folks in England tried it first.
“I was always skeptical,” Mr. Bloomberg told reporters following a press event Tuesday announcing a deal to build what officials touted as the largest ice complex on the planet at the stalled Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx.
“But it was actually done in England recently and it really did work,” he said. Read More
