NYC Vendors Snubbed by Mayor''s Smoke Plan

Source from:  Al Jazeera 03/21/2013

New York City's mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has set the stage for a fight with big tobacco companies.

Bloomberg has introduced legislation to force shopkeepers to hide tobacco products from view and is considering a minimum price for cigarettes.

If the bill becomes law, it would be the first of its kind in the United States.

Al Jazeera's Cath Turner reports from New York. Enditem