NYC Coalition For A Smoke Free City - Brooklyn Smoke-Free Partnership

Brooklyn Smoke-Free Partnership

Who We Are

The Brooklyn Smoke-Free Partnership is a pro-health advocacy group that protects Brooklyn residents from secondhand smoke, defends youth against tobacco addiction and helps smokers find the resources to quit. The organization is funded through a grant from the New York State Department of Health and works in coordination with groups dedicated to a tobacco-free New York City, including the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, and American Lung Association.

Our Mission

The Brooklyn Smoke-Free Partnership’s mission is to save youth from tobacco addiction, protect residents from the hazards of exposure to secondhand smoke and to promote a society that is tobacco-free.

We Believe That:

Every Brooklyn resident has the right to breathe clean, tobacco-free air where they live, work and play.
It is unacceptable for Brooklyn youth to be lured into a life of tobacco addiction.
Every smoker deserves the support and resources to quit!

What We Do

1. Stop the tobacco industry’s ability to market to our youth in neighborhood and community stores.

2. Increase the number of outdoor spaces that are free of second-hand smoke, including: ballparks, playgrounds, beaches and entry-ways.

3. Increase the number of apartment buildings, coops and condos that are 100% smoke-free.

[1] Community Health Survey, 2008

[2] Youth Risk Behavior Survey, 2007

[3] Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, September 21, 2009

Did You Know

16.4% of Brooklyn residents (293,000 people!) currently smoke. [1]
20,900 youth become new daily smokers in New York each year.
In Brooklyn 6,000 youth currently smoke. [2]
New York residents’ tax burden from smoking-caused healthcare cost is $900 per household. [3]