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Audrey Silk

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    November 21, 2011

    City Suing Island Smokes, the Roll-Your-Own-Cigarettes Place

    Because apparently it doesn't have any bigger fish to fry, the city is suing a place called Island Smokes on Eldridge Street where you can roll your own cigarettes due to a tax loophole. This is problematic for Bloomberg because under the Island Smokes arrangement, you can get a pack for $2.95, way ... More >>

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    August 8, 2011

    Audrey Silk, Smoker's Rights Advocate, Weighs In On Today's Smoking Ban Poll

    FacebookAudrey Silk​NY1 and Marist released a poll today about the two-month-old ban on smoking in public parks, beaches, and plazas. Sixty nine percent of respondents said they were in favor, although opinions were split on whether the new measures are actually working. More surprisingly, 40 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2011

    Brooklyn Woman Growing Own Tobacco, Sticking It to the Man

    Tobacco leaves drying. via Chang W. Lee/NYT​While you losers are out there paying $12 a pack for your Marlboro Lights -- or even quitting, like the quitters you are -- Audrey Silk, a retired cop in Brooklyn, is growing her own cigs for a quarter of the price. Silk lives in Marine Park and is the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2005

    Papa Smurf Runs for Mayor

    Tobacco leaves drying. via Chang W. Lee/NYT​While you losers are out there paying $12 a pack for your Marlboro Lights -- or even quitting, like the quitters you are -- Audrey Silk, a retired cop in Brooklyn, is growing her own cigs for a quarter of the price. Silk lives in Marine Park and is the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2005

    Riots, Gutballs, and Scumbags (A Debate Continues)

    Tobacco leaves drying. via Chang W. Lee/NYT​While you losers are out there paying $12 a pack for your Marlboro Lights -- or even quitting, like the quitters you are -- Audrey Silk, a retired cop in Brooklyn, is growing her own cigs for a quarter of the price. Silk lives in Marine Park and is the f ... More >>

  • News

    July 19, 2005

    Running to Lose

    On the fringes of the mayoral race: new ideas, fresh faces, slim chances

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