But city Health Commissioner Thomas Farley said the products themselves aren't similarly shielded by the Constitution.

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City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley, some of Quinn's fellow City Council members and health advocates were to join her.

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Thomas Farley, commissioner of the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, explained the rationale behind allowing stores to sell tbig, sugary drinks but not restaurants.

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Pamela Brier, a board member and CEO of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, praised the mayor and the city's health commissioner, Thomas Farley, for the proposal.

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"We are asking these restaurant patrons to get this vaccination as a precautionary measure, " New York City Health Commissioner Dr Thomas Farley said in a statement on Friday.

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Dr. Thomas A. Farley, commissioner of the city's health department, claimed the consent requirement was "lawful, appropriate and necessary" in a September press release.

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"We have made tremendous strides in combatting smoking in New York City but this leading killer still threatens the health of our children, " said Dr. Thomas A. Farley, the health commissioner.

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