yeah friggin 7.50.i made it to the store at 1145 last nite and there was friggin line of people buying cigs.....i got me enough to last until i go home to va...$23 cartons, maybe i should go into business....buy a case, sell smokes for 5$, double my money and save everyone $2.50.........shit....no more random popping out of bars to buy a pack........must ration my supplies now.... said something like 110million be raised by this tax, and i am like where? new jersey, who's gonna buy smokes in manhattan now???? stupid azz bloomberg sob.