The measures include increasing the minimum price of tobacco products, raising the price of a pack of cigarettes to $13.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Bill de Blasio will sign a package of bills aimed at decreasing smoking .
The measures include increasing the minimum price of tobacco products, raising the price of a pack of cigarettes from $10.50 to $13 .
Another bill bans the sale of cigarettes in pharmacies and reduces the number of licensed retailers by half over the next 10 yeas.
Backers say the changes could reduce the number of smokers in the city by 160,000 over the next three years.
