▁The ▁study ▁also ▁found ▁the ▁city ' s ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁bars ▁prosper ed ▁despite ▁the ▁smoke - free ▁law , ▁with ▁increases ▁in ▁jobs , ▁liqu or ▁lic enses , ▁and ▁business ▁tax ▁pay ments . ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Night life ▁Association ▁remarked ▁that ▁the ▁study ▁was ▁not ▁wh olly ▁representative , ▁as ▁by ▁not ▁differenti ating ▁between ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁night cl ubs , ▁the ▁reform ▁may ▁have ▁caused ▁business es ▁like ▁night cl ubs ▁and ▁bars ▁to ▁suffer ▁instead . ▁A ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁study ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁found ▁that ▁" the ▁CI AA ▁has ▁not ▁had ▁any ▁significant ▁negative ▁financial ▁effect ▁on ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁bars ▁in ▁either ▁the ▁short ▁or ▁the ▁long ▁term ". ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁expanded ▁the ▁previously ▁implemented ▁sm oking ▁ban ▁by ▁b anning ▁sm oking ▁in ▁par ks , ▁be aches ▁and ▁board wal ks , ▁public ▁golf ▁courses ▁and ▁other ▁areas ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Park s ▁Department . ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁agreed ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁age ▁to ▁buy ▁any ▁kind ▁of ▁to b acco ▁and ▁even ▁electronic ▁c igare tt es ▁from ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁cities , ▁including ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Boston ▁such ▁as ▁Need ham ,