Jump to full article: New York Post, 2001-11-21
Author: JOE CUNNINGHAM
Intro: Firefighters are used to rushing into smoky rooms - but yesterday they did it for fun, as Cigar Aficionado magazine hosted an event for the FDNY and NYPD at the Marriott Marquis in Midtown.
Avid cigar smoker Mayor Rudy Giuliani, the mag's cover boy this month, made an appearance at the affair, telling the assembled firefighters and cops, "You're the reason why the city of New York, having been attacked so brutally . . . is even stronger, brighter and more effective now than it was before Sept. 11."
The magazine invited the city's heroes who worked at the World Trade Center recovery effort to participate in a sampling of some of the best cigars in the world.
"This is just a small way for us to say thank you to everybody for the service they've provided to New York," said Cigar Aficionado editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken. "It's an honor for us to honor them."
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