Smokers mostly OK with LIRR's wider ban
Photo credit: Barry Sloan | A smoker exhales while waiting for a LIRR train at the Hicksville Train Station. (Feb. 14, 2012)
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A new smoking ban that MTA police began enforcing at Long Island Rail Road stations Wednesday drew little criticism from passengers in Hicksville.
Andrew Solomon, 27, a New York City resident visiting his girlfriend, said he wasn't aware of the ban, which expands no-smoking areas to cover outdoor platforms and waiting areas.
"It's not a problem," Solomon said as he alternated between...
