Eric Adams: “Today we're announcing that the New York City law department…”

“These are examples of the items that are used and it is to attract and bring young people using the coloring, the style, the marketing to really focus and zero focus, zero focus on our young people. So Today we're announcing that the New York City law department under the corporation Council is going to be filing a federal lawsuit against nine of the largest nationwide distributor of disposable e-cigarettes or vapes. They're known as these vapes are sold in flavors like watermelon or banana ice that are tended to a pill and target our youth. Nicotine addiction among middle and high school youth is exploding.” (04:30–04:47)

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