Continuing a movement that has been sweeping through major cities, the New York City Council officially banned all chewing tobacco from Citi Field and Yankee Stadium on Tuesday.
Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal reported the news. The legislation had been makings its rounds for months, getting approval from the health department in February before going up for a formal vote this week. The council's health committee passed the ban by a 7-1 vote Monday, setting up Tuesday's formal decision.
"In New York City we've seen smoking rates precipitously decline because of public health measures, but chewing tobacco has remained steady, without much of a decline—especially among young men, and especially among athletes.