"Open since 2016, the Upper West Side Motorino is switching from making pizzas in a brick oven to gas — after years of conflict with the neighbors, who complained about the chimney smoke. The owner Mathieu Palombino told the New York Post the switch “should help alleviate the smoke in the coming weeks.” Gothamist reported that Palombino had been trying to ameliorate the effects of the smoke since 2021, but it apparently wasn’t enough for neighbors." - Melissa McCart