Trenton, New Jersey's De Lorenzo's to Close Hudson Street Location

"It's time," owner Gary Amico, 68, explains, announcing his family's decision to close the 530 Hudson St. location. "We're going to take a breather." —Gary Amico, owner

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6 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 16, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: closings, DeLorenzo's Pizza, New Jersey, Trenton NJ

Dept. of Health Temporarily Closes Di Fara... Again

Wow, so this happened, again. (More fuel for the anit-Di Fara fire, aye Girl Slice?) Di Fara has had an ongoing struggle with keeping things up to code. The first in a string of closings happened back in March of 2007. Things had been going pretty well of late, but it looks like Dom DeMarco is back on the DOH radar.

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14 Comments | Posted by Meredith Smith, November 22, 2011 at 10:00 AM
Tagged: closings, Di Fara, health department

New and Notable NYC Pizzerias

With National Pizza Month drawing to a close, I'm in a reflective mood. Let's take a look at some of the new NYC pizzerias that have opened this year — including Barboncino, Wild Rise, Zero Otto Nove, and more. We also pour some olive oil out on the curb for some of our home slices who closed this year.

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 28, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Tagged: closings, openings, roundups, slideshows

Ray's Pizza on Prince Street: The End of an (ahem) Original ... Maybe

We've mentioned what I like to call "The Various Rays" a lot on Slice. And to anyone outside NYC, the saga can be confusing to say the least. Heck, even for people who live here, there's often disagreement about which of the "World Famous Original Ray's Famous Pizza" joints is the original.

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 20, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Tagged: closings, NYC, Ralph Cuomo, Ray's Pizza, The Various Rays

Closings: Brooklyn Motorino Shuttered for Good by NYC Dept. of Building

Horribly tragic news on Eater New York today: The Brooklyn Motorino has been closed for good by the NYC Dept. of Building.

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14 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 1, 2011 at 3:00 PM
Tagged: Brooklyn, closings, Motorino, Motorino (Brooklyn), NYC, Williamsburg

Totonno's Closes Both Manhattan Locations; Coney Island Original Still in Business

Sad news for coal oven–pizza lovers: Totonno's is closing both its Manhattan locations. The notice above is from the Second Avenue & 81st Street location, which will morph into a restaurant called Toscano's. (Text of notice, after the jump.) No word on what, if anything, will replace the 26th & Second Avenue location. The original Coney Island location remains open.

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14 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 11, 2011 at 8:30 PM
Tagged: closings, Kips Bay, Manhattan, NYC, Totonno's, Upper East Side

Closed: Anselmo's Coal Oven Pizzeria, Red Hook

[Photograph: Adam Kuban] Oh, man, 2009. What are you doing to us? Astronomical slice price hikes, the Tontonno's fire, and now this? Anselmo's Coal Oven Pizzeria in Red Hook has closed. As tipster Mindy W. points out, the pizzeria's website explains [warning—LOUD music autoplays on open]: WE ARE CLOSED. WE WILL CONTINUE MAKING GREAT PIZZA SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER LOCATION. OUR LANDLORD SWINDLED US OUT OF OUR LEASE. EVERYONE IN RED HOOK KNOWS WHO OUR LANDLADY IS AND THE PEOPLE OF RED HOOK WARNED US OF HER AND HER SISTER WHEN I WAS BUILDING MY PLACE...

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, December 29, 2009 at 10:55 AM
Tagged: Anselmo's Pizzeria, Brooklyn, closings, NYC, Red Hook

Closings: The Pizza Shop on Avenue A

EV Grieve has the lowdown: We closed the Pizza Shop because the rent was too high. We struggled every month to make it... someone gave me an offer on the space and i decided it was best to take it.... Former owner Kevin Cole tells EV Grieve he's looking for a new location and urges fans of the place to get in touch via email for notification if and when he reopens. The Pizza Shop is the place that did fun, limited-edition boxes of punk rock icons like The Clash and The Ramones....

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM
Tagged: closings, East Village, Manhattan, NYC, Pizza Shop

That's That: Una Pizza Napoletana Is But a Memory as Mangieri Packs It in for SF

Manhattan Branch of Motorino Will Indeed Open in Its Place You won't have Anthony Mangieri to kick around anymore—at least not in New York City. The New York Times's Diner's Journal blog confirms the closing and sale to Motorino's Mathieu Palombino: "I want to make a change, man,” [Mangieri] said. “I’m almost 40. I’ve lived my life between New Jersey and this neighborhood. If I don’t do this now, then when?”“I’m excited,” he added, “but I’m scared.”He said he was also attracted by the California produce. Asked if that meant he might one day expand on the spartan lineup of...

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33 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 20, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Tagged: Anthony Mangieri, Bay Area, California, closings, East Village, Manhattan, Motorino, NYC, San Francisco, SF, Una Pizza Napoletana, videos

Closing (But Possibly Reopening): Isabella's Oven

Eater Isabella's Oven, which started out amazing but then went to merely good with the loss of its original pizzaiolo, is "closed until further notice" while the owners search for a new location. The sign posted in the window there projects a spring 2009 reopening date. Eater has some more details. Related Isabella's Oven: One Great Pizza on a Saturday Night Isabella's Oven: Going Downhill? Isabella's Oven: The DJ Bubbles Drive-By...

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 28, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Tagged: closings, Isabella's Oven, Lower East Side, Manhattan, NYC, The Slice Curse