On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 05:58:41 -0500 in alt.food.barbecue, Shawn
Martin > wrote,
>David Harmon wrote:
>> On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:20:31 -0500 in alt.food.barbecue, Sqwertz
>> > wrote,
>>> Grilling (and barbecuing) at home is illegal for 95% of the population
>>> in New York City. But they may have just been referring to the
>>> weather.
>>
>> 95% of the population? Do you have to have a Texas birth
>> certificate to be exempt, or what? Git a rope!
>
>No exemptions, even in Texas.
>Even here, open flames are not allowed on apartment patios.
>I don't have a solid number of the people in NYC living in apartments,
>but I would bet it is substantial.

Would you believe, electric smoker?

When I lived in an apartment, there was a common patio area with a
gas grill for residents to use.