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Exclusive | Move over, Lombardi’s and Grimaldi’s — NYC has a new coal-fired pizza favorite, using the city’s oldest oven

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Exclusive | Move over, Lombardi’s and Grimaldi’s — NYC has a new coal-fired pizza favorite, using the city’s oldest oven

Something old, something new. Lucky Charlie is one of Brooklyn’s buzziest recent pizzeria openings — with an ancient secret to its sudden success. Abandoned, boarded up behind drywall in the basement for years and only recently rediscovered, the Bushwick restaurant’s massive coal oven dates all the way back to 1890 — even before near-ancient pizzerias like Lombardi’s, … Read more

NYC burns pizzerias with new rule cutting smoky pollutants by 75%: ‘You’re going after pizza?’

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NYC burns pizzerias with new rule cutting smoky pollutants by 75%: ‘You’re going after pizza?’

New York City has quietly approved a controversial green plan to require pizzerias and matzah bakeries using decades-old wood- and coal-fired stoves to cut their smoky pollutants by 75%. Mayor Eric Adams’ Department of Environmental Protection said the fresh edict takes effect April 27, with some city businesses having already coughed up more than $600,000 for new … Read more