New York is renowned for quality pizza,
and Patsy’s is one of the best.
Founded by Patsy Lanciani in east Harlem in 1933, her ovens burned coal and lent a distinctive, smoky flavor.
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Coal was originally brought in by teams of horses, but eventually trucks brought coal chutes for cellar deliveries.
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Today coal arrives in neat bags.
sortof.
But did you know that the coal-fired pizza our Grandfather’s loved will be vanishing?
Patsy's is Grandfathered pizza.
Environmental regulations prohibit the installation of new coal-burning ovens, but ovens that pre-date the rules are still legal.
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This puts pressure on new pizzerias because the westside Patsy’s still has one.
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