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First 'No Weed Smoking' Signs Go Up In Parks | NYC Roundup

Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Tuesday, April 6.

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Signs reading "No Smoking of any kind" were posted this week in Bryant Park( Left) and Herald Square Park by the private groups that manage them, following last week's legalization law.
Signs reading "No Smoking of any kind" were posted this week in Bryant Park( Left) and Herald Square Park by the private groups that manage them, following last week's legalization law. (Courtesy of the Bryant Park Corporation/34th Street Partnership.)

A round-up of the news stories in New York City today:

NYC's First 'No Weed Smoking' Signs Go Up In Parks

Looking to avoid a return to the bad old days of the 1980s, Bryant Park put up the signs after New York legalized marijuana last week.

Park Slope Crash Sends Car Into Hair Salon, 5 To Hospital: Cops

The car hit the hair salon after crashing with another car, which hit a cyclist and person riding a scooter, police said.

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A Casino In Manhattan? No Dice, Say Local Officials

Reports that state officials are debating a new casino in Manhattan as part of budget talks have drawn scorn from local leaders.

Harlem's Vaccine Rates Below Average As Virus Holds Steady

Harlem residents are getting vaccinated at lower rates than the citywide average as virus cases fail to drop steeply, the latest data shows.

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Woman Recovering After Rare Windpipe Transplant

Doctors at New York's Mount Sinai hospital replaced Sonia Sein's trachea.

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