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Baltimore Bids to Ban Selling Small Cigars Individually

Hoping to curb the increase in the number of young people who smoke
small, inexpensive cigars, Baltimore plans to bar shops from the common
practice of breaking open packages to sell them individually.

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Steve Roark for The New York Times

Shawn Liles, 22, of Baltimore, right, smoked a cigarillo on Friday.

Single cigars behind the counter at University Market in Baltimore.

Baltimore would be the first
city to impose such a regulation, said Dr. Joshua M. Sharfstein, the
city’s health commissioner.

The city has put the proposal
out for public comment until July 1 and expects to impose the ban,
possibly with revisions, soon after, Dr. Sharfstein said. Under the
city code, the commissioner has the power to regulate health hazards
without legislation.

Crane Collapses in Manhattan; 2 Dead

Crane Collapse Renews Fears
A
crane snapped and smashed into an apartment building Friday, killing
two workers in the city's second such tragedy in 2 1/2 months and
renewing fears about the safety of hundreds of cranes towering over the
New York skyline. Acting Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri said
Friday that investigators "will be focusing on a particular weld that
failed'' on the crane, and noted that the 24-year-old crane's model is
out of production and one of only four in the city.

Verizon and the City: Digital Package (and Delays) Appear to Be Near

Verizon and the City: Digital Package (and Delays) Appear to Be Near

By KEN BELSON

Cable customers in the five boroughs may soon have the same choices as their suburban counterparts.

Fireworks Mark Brooklyn Bridge's 125th Birthday

Happy Birthday Brooklyn Bridge!
It
was so singular a marvel, so ambitious a feat, that its opening drew
the president and a crowd of thousands. A leading national magazine
said it stood poised to become "our most durable monument." Some 125
years later, the Brooklyn Bridge remains a powerful symbol of
engineering might and imagination, and a revered fixture in the
landscape of the nation's largest city.

Step to the Rear of the Bus, Please, or Take a Seat Upstairs

Step to the Rear of the Bus, Please, or Take a Seat Upstairs

By WILLIAM NEUMAN

Double-decker buses may come back to New York City’s Fifth Avenue.

Time to Hit the Road, Jack

Time to Hit the Road, Jack
Holiday
travelers hitting the road for the unofficial start of summer have some
budget adjustments to make with gasoline prices at record highs. But
AAA still expects the roads to be crowded. The auto club estimates more
than 31.5 million drivers will take to the highways.