News

Up in Smoke: How Smoking Impacts Your Community’s Health

Written by Manhattan Community Engagement Manager, Stefanie Mercado Altman. We have all seen the lone person smoking on the sidewalk outside their apartment building. Seemingly caught in the drifting movements of their thoughts as wafts of smoke from a lit cigarette hit pedestrians passing by Read More

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The Science Behind “New Year, New Me” and What it Means for Tobacco in Your Life

Written by Brooklyn Community Engagement Manager, Julia Cuthbertson. January 1st can be a date that we anticipate eagerly or that we Read More

Summer Internship Recap

Before moving into chilly autumn temperatures and activities, we want to celebrate our sunny summer interns one last time! Thank you to Read More

Let Me Tell You Why

Sharika Shithi, an 11th grader at Stuyvesant High School and summer intern with NYC Smoke-Free, penned a powerful message about Big Read More
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Press

BX RCM Interviewed on Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club Podcast

Bronx Youth Engagement Manager, Angela Hanson, was interviewed for the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club podcast on February 23rd. You can listen here. Congrats, Angela! Read More

Op-Ed: When It’s Cold Outside, Let’s Make It Smoke-Free Inside

Read an op-ed written by Brooklyn Community Engagement Manager, Julia Cuthbertson, in BKReader. Read More

Op-Ed: NYC Smoke-Free’s end of year reflections

Read an op-ed written by Bronx Community Engagement Manager, Guillermo Flores, in the Bronx Times. Read More

BK Team Interviewed on WSOU: Thank God For Monday

Brooklyn student intern, Starr Sinclair, joined our Brooklyn team, Julia Cuthbertson and Brittany Hale, on the radio show, Thank God for Read More
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Events

Lunch & Learn: Tobacco-Free Policies for NYC

NYC Smoke-Free is hosting a virtual Lunch & Learn about the benefits of implementing tobacco-free policies in your business or faith-based organization. Join us on April 19th from 12-1pm. Register here. Read More

“Chalk the Walk” in St. George, Staten Island

NYC Smoke-Free student interns and Reality Check students participated in a “Chalk the Walk” event on Wednesday, August 9th, from Read More

Lunch & Learn: Keep the Faith & Keep it Smoke-Free

July 14, 2021
Keep the Faith and Keep it Smoke-Free! We are kicking of our new Summer Lunch & Learn Series with a focus Read More

Virtual Info Session: Making Your Building Smoke-Free

October 20, 2021
Providing assistance to landlords to make their buildings smoke-free is what we do. Smoke-free multi-unit housing is now an established and Read More