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Jump to full article: Syracuse (NY) Post-Standard, 2009-11-19
Author: Charley Hannagan / The Post-Standard
Intro: Syracuse, NY -- It appears as if Onondaga County's ban on smoking within 100 feet of hospital property is working at Crouse and Upstate University hospitals, which implemented it this morning.
There are bright yellow signs announcing the ordinance on the sides of the buildings and on fences. While cigarette butts line the sidewalks of those hospitals like the aftermath of long-gone parties, there were no smokers to be found near the hospitals this morning.
A drive around the hospitals at 8:15 a.m. uncovered no smokers. A block away, seven smokers were found an hour later in a private parking lot behind Varsity Pizza on Crouse Avenue. The lot is surrounded by buildings and not visible from the street.
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