With the closing of divisive Avenue B nightclub Le Souk, the thoroughfare, according to EV Grieve, is now down to one hookah bar. Paired with the recent ban on flavored tobacco (a trip to the Nat Sherman store on 42nd Street this weekend revealed that many of the brand's flavors are no longer for sale under their former names—"Hint of Mint" cigarettes are now sold as "Hint" menthols), things are looking grim for recreational smokers in New York.
