


As New Yorkers worry about crime and sky-high living costs, Albany is moving to stop a different threat: supposedly poisonous pans.
State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal’s bill to end the sale of nonstick cookware has cleared the Senate and is zooming to an Assembly vote — because the progressives who dominate the Legislature just love banning things, especially on trendy (though psuedoscientific) health grounds.
Internet buzz about “forever chemicals” in these pans has it that PFAS (polyfluoroalkyl substances) cause cancer, though the FDA has long maintained the pans are perfectly safe; the same coating is found in commonly-used electronics and even in pacemakers.
Of course, this follows Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push to ban gas stoves — and any gas hookups for new homes.
For all their talk of keeping government out of the bedroom, Democrats sure seem eager to mess with your kitchen.