Aggressively Italian Man Throws Pizza At NYC City Hall Over Ridiculous New Anti-Pizza Legislation

I am, admittedly, one of the world’s biggest New York City haters.

Yes, New York City is filled with wonderful food and culture and things to do. But it’s also remarkably overcrowded, expensive, and most of the things you can find there can be found in other, better big cities.

One thing, however, that New York City can brag about is its pizza.

New York City is the best pizza city in the world. Sure, you can find good pizza almost anywhere these days. But the amount of good pizza you can find in NYC is ridiculous.

At least, that’s the case for now.

But that may not be the case for long.

The New York City Department of Environmental Protection recently drafted new rules that would order eateries using the decades-old baking method to slice carbon emissions by up to 75 percent.

The rule takes direct aim at the city’s famed pizzerias that traditionally use wood or coal-fired ovens.

“The rule could require pizzerias with such ovens installed prior to May 2016 to buy pricey emission-control devices — with the owner of one Brooklyn joint saying he’s already tossed $20,000 on an air filter system in anticipation of the new mandate,” the New York Post reports.

“Oh yeah, it’s a big expense!” Paul Giannone, the owner of Paulie Gee’s in Greenpoint, told the Post. “It’s not just the expense of having it installed, it’s the maintenance. I got to pay somebody to do it, to go up there every couple of weeks and hose it down and you know do the maintenance.”

But the pizza lovers and pizza makers aren’t going away without a fight.

Take, for instance, the man seen recently throwing pizza over the gates at City Hall.

“Can’t have a small business. Can’t have pizza. New York City is nothing without pizza,” the man yells.

I agree, my guy. Keep up the good fight.