华裔市议员Phil Wong发声保炒锅：燃气灶禁令冲击亚裔家庭烹饪、餐饮业获豁免
纽约州皇后县纽约市皇后区，出生于香港的华裔市议员Phil Wong 10月31日星期六在Juniper Civic Association（杜松公民协会）主办的活动上公开表示，他将投票给「让他保住炒锅」的候选人，批评州长霍楚推动的新建住宅燃气灶禁令冲击亚裔家庭的烹饪方式。他说，没有一个亚裔家庭认为用电炉可以炒出炒锅的味道。
同场出席的共和党州长候选人布莱克曼随后在社交媒体发布视频，展示他走访皇后区一家中餐馆后厨、与厨师交谈并拿起炒锅的画面，称要保护燃气灶，让纽约继续吃到好的中餐。
据报道，这项旨在减少碳排放的禁令适用于今年起新建的七层及以下建筑，更高建筑则从2029年起适用，目前因诉讼而暂缓执行；餐馆获得豁免，中餐馆仍可用燃气灶爆炒。批评者指出，霍楚在布法罗的住所和奥尔巴尼的官邸都装有燃气灶，而她今年早些时候已推动州议会推迟部分绿色强制令的时间表，理由是会给居民增加数千美元成本。纽约州选举日为11月3日，提前投票持续至11月1日周日。
（来源：《纽约邮报》）
Councilman Phil Wong Speaks Up for the Wok: Gas Stove Ban Hits Asian Home Cooking, Restaurants Exempt
In Queens, New York City, Hong Kong-born Councilman Phil Wong said publicly at an event hosted by the Juniper Civic Association on Saturday, October 31, that he will vote for the candidate who "lets him keep his wok," criticizing Governor Hochul's push for a gas stove ban in new residential buildings as an attack on how Asian families cook. He said no Asian family believes an electric stove can deliver wok flavor.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Blakeman, who attended the same event, later posted a video on social media showing himself visiting the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant in Queens, talking with the chef and picking up a wok, saying he would protect gas stoves so New York can keep eating good Chinese food.
The ban, aimed at cutting carbon emissions, applies to new buildings of seven stories or fewer starting this year and to taller buildings from 2029, and is currently paused by litigation; restaurants are exempt, so Chinese restaurants can still stir-fry over gas. Critics note that Hochul's Buffalo home and the Albany governor's mansion both have gas stoves, and that earlier this year she pushed the state legislature to delay parts of the green mandates, citing thousands of dollars in added costs for residents. New York's Election Day is November 3, with early voting running through Sunday, November 1.
(Source: New York Post)
来源：《纽约邮报》
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