WE'RE HITTING PIZZERIAS THROUGHOUT THE FIVE BOROUGHS TO CAPTURE THE DISTINCTIVE PEOPLE AND PLACES BEHIND NEW YORK'S QUINTESSENTIAL FOOD.

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“I know the people working here. I know the owner. It’s a nice business. It’s one of the few places still around since I was little. There’s been so much change around Chelsea. Mom and Pop shops are closing down left and right. This is one of the few places that was the same when I was little.”

Anthony, Eater - New York Pizza Suprema, Midtown, Manhattan.

“You know, money comes and money goes. It’s not that important. More important is ‘What do you like?’, ‘What do you want to be?’. We want to give good stuff to the people. We are not here for one day. We are here for forever.”

Tony Salaj, Maker - Bleecker Street Pizza, West Village, Manhattan.

- Bleecker Street Pizza, West Village, Manhattan.

Pizza Maker - Bleecker Street Pizza, West Village, Manhattan.

Sal, owner of Pugsley Pizza in the Bronx, demonstrates how to properly celebrate a birthday.

“When I was a really young kid my father used to say, ‘Let’s go take a ride,’ and we’d come over here and just hang out. I would just be sitting in the back watching. I was always in this atmosphere.”

John, Manager and Son of the Owner - Smiling Pizzeria, Park Slope, Brooklyn.

- Smiling Pizzeria, Park Slope, Brooklyn.

“When you do things it’s gotta come from the heart. In the end the food tastes better. I don’t know why but it does. If you’re someone who has that passion then the food will taste better. It’s cooked with love. Its that touch that makes the masterpiece.”

Frank, Maker - Rosella’s Pizzeria, Financial District, Manhattan.

-Rosella’s Pizzeria, Financial District, Manhattan.

“I used to make pizza in Chicago but they make a different style. I like it here better. Over there they don’t serve by the slice, only whole pies. New York is the place for slices. It’s fast food. Good fast food.”

Miguel, Maker - Mike’s Pizza, Upper East Side, Manhattan

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