CNN: NYC health board bans trans fats at restaurants

I would have expected to see something like this from Seattle or LA, but New York? Especially since Seattle law seems to have no rational train of thought. A city that thinks of itself as “liberal” and there’s not only a ban preventing new strip clubs from opening [repealed] but they went so far as to try to impose a four foot border around dancers [repealed]. Or that bans outdoor grills because of a fire concern [repealed]. If it was Seattle, I would expect it to be repealed with in 12 months. Although some laws – like the smoking ban – have stuck around longer than I expected them to.

Either way, I wouldn’t have thought NYC officials had the balls to tell NYC residents what they could or could not eat.