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New York pizza
The big, thin pizza sold by the slice, to be folded in half and eaten on the street.
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Italian immigrants brought pizza to New York at the start of the 20th century, and Lombardi’s, in Little Italy, is said to have been the first pizzeria in the United States, licensed in 1905.
A New York pizza is wide and thin, with a crisp crust that bends. It is sold by the slice from counters all over the city, and New Yorkers fold the slice in half lengthwise to eat it as they walk. Ride through New York in 3D ›
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