ALBANY – Gov. Pataki yesterday snuffed out the idea of banning smoking in people’s apartments.
Pataki wouldn’t comment on the specific bill being introduced by Assemblyman Felix Ortiz to outlaw smoking in public housing – reported in The Post yesterday – but said he is not comfortable with the state telling people what they can do legally behind closed doors.
The Post reported that Ortiz (D-Brooklyn) is crafting legislation that would immediately require public housing projects to make 50 percent of their apartments smoke-free.