Controversial regulations on coal ovens could hit Brooklyn’s matzah bakeries

Controversial regulations on coal ovens could hit Brooklyn’s matzah bakeries

Let my people dough. Proposed city rules that would severely limit the use of coal- and wood-burning ovens for pizza shops could also flatten New York’s traditional matzah bakeries, business owners and community leaders told The Post. Pizza lovers have been convulsed all week after the new regulations from the Department of Environmental Protection became … Read more

NYC official Donovan Richards defends war on coal, wood-fired pizzerias

NYC official Donovan Richards defends war on coal, wood-fired pizzerias

Don’t slice me up! The lawmaker responsible for passing the 2015 law requiring pollutant-spewing coal-and-wood-fired pizzerias to dramatically curb emissions said Mayor Eric Adams should enforce the controversial edict.  That would be Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, who was then a councilman who authored the bill. “Tell the pizza lobby please don’t slice me up. … Read more

NYC ‘Pizza Alliance’ formed to toss City Hall’s effort in cracking down against coal-, wood-fired ovens

NYC ‘Pizza Alliance’ formed to toss City Hall’s effort in cracking down against coal-, wood-fired ovens

Don’t let them take our dough! A new alliance has formed to fight New York City’s edict targeting famous pizzerias that bake their pies in pollutant-spewing coal-and-wired-fired ovens. Lobbyist and self-described pizza fanatic Brad Gerstman said Wednesday he’s created the “New York City Pizza Alliance” with fellow lawyer Nina Marinaro and pie makers to block “a … Read more

Mayor Adams gives doughy defense to war on coal, wood-fired NYC pizzerias

Mayor Adams gives doughy defense to war on coal, wood-fired NYC pizzerias

Mayor Eric Adams gave a doughy defense of his administration’s controversial new edict targeting New York City’s iconic eateries that use pollutant-spewing coal-and-wood-fired baking methods — but left the oven door open for compromise. “Everyone likes pizza! You see that pie in front of you, you start to get happy,” said Adams, who faced the fire while … Read more

Elon Musk leads backlash against NYC’s ‘utter bs’ campaign against coal, wood-fired pizzerias

Elon Musk leads backlash against NYC’s ‘utter bs’ campaign against coal, wood-fired pizzerias

Twitter titan Elon Musk spearheaded the backlash against New York City’s crackdown on coal-and-wood-fired pizzerias in the name of climate change. The drafted new rules by the city’s Department of Environmental Protection requires eateries with such ovens installed prior to May 2016 to buy pricey emission-control devices —to slice carbon emissions and particulates by up to … Read more

Loretta Lynn tribute, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ to air on CMT

Loretta Lynn tribute, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ to air on CMT

Country music will honor the late legend Loretta Lynn with a tribute. A memorial titled “Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn” will air live on CMT Oct. 30. Lynn, whose country music career spanned decades, died on Oct. 4 at the age of 90 at her home in … Read more

Loretta Lynn, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ whose frank songs about Appalachian womanhood made her a count

Loretta Lynn, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ whose frank songs about Appalachian womanhood made her a count

Loretta Lynn, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ whose frank songs about Appalachian womanhood made her a count  AP Archive Loretta Lynn Recalls Meeting A DJ Named Waylon Jennings, Who Had “Pimples On His Face” And “Greasy Hair,” While Promoting “Honky Tonk Girl”  Whiskey Riff Loretta Lynn, Country Music Icon, Dead at 90  PopCulture.com Passage: In memoriam  CBS Sunday Morning View Full … Read more

Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter turned forthright country queen, dies at 90 | CNN

Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter turned forthright country queen, dies at 90 | CNN

CNN  —  Loretta Lynn, the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” whose gutsy lyrics and twangy, down-home vocals made her a queen of country music for seven decades, has died. She was 90. Lynn’s family said in a statement to CNN that she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully … Read more

Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies

Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died. She was 90. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Lynn’s family said she died Tuesday … Read more

Gay men are the “canary in the coal mine” of future pandemics, warns doc seeking HIV cure

Gay men are the “canary in the coal mine” of future pandemics, warns doc seeking HIV cure

Posed by models (Photo: Shutterstock) The trial of a potential HIV cure is underway. The scientists involved hope for initial results by November. One of them also has stark warnings about the threat to humanity of future pandemics. He believes that, as seen with HIV and monkeypox, gay men could be the “canary in the … Read more