Paulie Gee's Five Must-Eat Pizzas Across NYC

"I haven't been going to Joe & Pat's for very long-maybe three years-but I kept on hearing about it, so I checked it out, and it was love at first bite. There's something unique about it. The crust is thin and really crackly, the sauce is sweet and really bright, the pizza's not overloaded with cheese, and there's a good balance. You can eat a whole bunch of slices."

"On our particular visit, Adri fell victim to one of the classic pizzeria pranks. Somebody had carefully unscrewed the cap to the red pepper flakes the night before, laying the trap for us the next morning. Somewhere, a Staten Island kid is laughing at us. Paulie downed three whole slices-a bold move for the first leg of a five pizzeria tour."

Paul Giannone and a small group embarked on a day-long pizza crawl across all five boroughs, visiting Paulie's favorite pizzerias. The Staten Island stop at Joe & Pat's featured seriously skinny thin-crust pies sold by the slice or family style. The pies had thin sauce, sparse cheese, and pools of lightly browned fresh mozzarella on a crackly crust, creating a bright, sweet balance. A classic pizzeria prank involved unscrewed red pepper flakes. Paulie enthusiastically ate multiple slices, treating the crawl as an energetic, borough-spanning tour of distinct local pizza styles.

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