e-cigarettes

COMPLETE VAPING COVERAGE NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The New York City Council is expected to vote today on a ban of most flavored e-cigarettes amid growing concerns over the deadly vaping crisis. The vote comes just days after the second…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A second New Yorker has died of a vaping-related illness, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. The victim was identified as a Manhattan man in his 30s. A 17-year-old boy from the Bronx died of a similar…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York Attorney General Letitia James says the state is suing JUUL for allegedly fueling the youth vaping epidemic. The lawsuit also claims the company misled consumers and misrepresented its products by saying…

YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Last month, the city of Yonkers banned the sale of flavored vaping products. Well, on Wednesday those products were back on the shelves of local stores following a ruling from an appeals court, CBS2’s Tony…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Starting today, you must be 21 years old, or older, to purchase tobacco products in New York State. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law to raise the smoking age from 18 to 21 back in July. “New York is taking…

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials reported a breakthrough Friday in their investigation into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses. A government lab found the same chemical compound in fluid taken from the lungs of…

AT A GLANCE: RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Officials on Wednesday announced plans to combat the vaping crisis, just one day after New York reported its first death linked to the devices. They also spoke about new technology that helps…

AT A GLANCE NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — In response to the vaping crisis, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control opened its emergency operations center Monday to help investigate cases of lung injuries tied to e-cigarettes. This is…

AT A GLANCE NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an emergency executive action to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in New York State on Sunday. The ban would affect all flavors expect for tobacco and menthol. This is…

TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Officials moved Tuesday to ban certain vaping products that critics say are getting kids sick. Lawmakers in the Town of Hempstead say it is a call to arms, reports CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff. They want…