in drawers, but not in plain sight. he explained his push on cnn s the lead with jake tapper. trying to deglamourtize, don t remind them, don t make it look like a normal product. cigarettes are not a normal product. reporter: the main goal is to get teen smoking rates to drop. the city says they ve remained flat since 2007. tobacco shops like this one could be exempt because kids under 18 aren t allowed in. new york has led an aggressive fight against smoking and became one of the first cities to ban it in bars and restaurants. it now touts the drop in smoking rates, but it s not convincing retailers. the new york state association of convenience stores says the notion of forcing licensed, tax collecting, law-abiding retailers to hide their tobacco inventory is patently absurd. at the skyline deli, where a pack of cigarettes can cost