Sucks To Be a Smoker in New York 9.08K Jeff Neumann 06/19/10 04:50PM Filed to: death and taxes death and taxes Smoking David Paterson New York Taxes Governor David Paterson and state lawmakers, as part of an emergency (still non-existant) budget bill, are adding an additional $1.60 tax on cigarettes sold in New York, meaning a pack bought in the city would cost $5.85 extra in tax.