Blogger The Real Janelle was in Long Island City over the weekend and spotted the banner you see to the left. She thought of Slice and our GOPizza special section and was nice enough to snap a picture and send it to us. She also took the time to do a little research and found this post in the Forward, which tells us: New York City will hang more than 1,100 two-sided banners to promote itself during the RNC convo. Here's the slogans: “17,312 restaurants – that’s one a day for 47 years” “12,750 miles of sidewalk – 1,020 shoe... More

I don't even need to make an attempt at witty commentary on this one. The Post does it for me. From the Sightings item in today's Page Six: "Monica Lewinsky ordering a slice with 4 inches of spicy sausage on top at Pinch Pizza by the Inch on Park Avenue South." Hmm. Interesting that not more than a few days after we posted about Monica and pizza and their fateful role in world history, Ms. Lewinsky orders some pie. Perhaps she's been reading Slice. Slice on Pinch. Other boldface names who enjoy pizza. PINCH: PIZZA BY THE INCH Location: 416... More

NEEEE-HAW! A drawing by legendary comix artist R. Crumb (left), in which he imagines the crucial moment when Monica S. Lewinsky delivered pizza to the president; for dessert—cheesecake. And isn't this the photo (right) that Robert Smigel used for the Bill Clinton moving-lips segments on Conan O'Brien? We find those "interviews" to be among the funniest moments on Mr. O'Brien's show; here's one in which he talks to "President Bush." Stockholm-based Slice reader Ian F. e-mailed us a couple weeks ago with some information he had uncovered while trolling through some blogs: If this theory holds up to scrutiny,... More

From the New York Post:Emerging from seclusion with his wife and daughter, an unshaven Gov. Jim McGreevey and his family briefly turned up in Rahway last night planning to have a "pizza party" with the mayor. McGreevey arrived at Rahway Mayor James Kennedy's house in a government-issued white SUV and wearing a dark plaid shirt, khaki shorts and a quarter-inch of stubble.... And though Kennedy — who was armed with a couple of bottles of soda — announced to everyone around that the two families were "having a pizza party," the fun never even got started. Perhaps wary of dining... More

Mysterious ways, indeed. A New Zealand pizza deliveryman received an $820 tip from the congregation of an Auckland church. The house of worship's pastor urged his flock to pony up and "give the guy the biggest tip he's ever had." Hong Fei Li, the congregation's benefactor, is part-time Pizza Hut driver and a hospitality student at the New Zealand Management Academy. He plans to use the money for student-related expenses. The pastor was also motivated by the fact that pie delivery is a dangerous job and he wanted to do something nice for a pizza driver. Check out The... More

A WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and running mate John Edwards have been working crowds and shaking hands all over Ohio recently, trying to boost their rating in a state that could go either way this fall. They have been eating lots of that fine state's pizza, too. John Kerry likes pizza. John Edwards, too. They must, they've been eating a lot of it lately while traveling around the Midwest to pump up the vote. They've eaten slices in Cleveland (which, we hear, rocks) and grabbed 'za in Zanesville. Still don't believe it? Listen to... More

One of the few great New York City triumphs that hasn't dissipated is the multitude of jaw-dropping statistics often used to describe how super-sized Gotham life is. Did you know there are more than 2,000 bridges in the city? Or that there are 6,200 sanitation workers ("trash hounds," as they call themselves) exporting our refuse? My favorite: There are enough miles of subway tracks to stretch from here to Chicago. Measurements like these are compelling yet perplexing�and, for the most part, useless. Add this to the heap of curiosities: New York City schools receive 345,900 slices of pizza every day.... More

I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY'S WATCHIN' ME A screenshot from the ACLU's Summer Surveillance Campaign website. The site is the ACLU's online home in its fight against invasive technology and government policies. Using humor to drive home a point is always a good technique, and the American Civil Liberties Union does it brilliantly with this take on what ordering pizza might be like in the not-so-distant future. In the Flash-animated scenario, a man calls his local pizzeria for a delivery order and learns that the teleservice agent on the other end knows a little too much about him. She knows,... More

They give you $4.20 off your order if you order within four minutes of 4:20 p.m. I think that explains it all. ...lo and behold, the future is here! This weekend, even, you can have pizzas delivered to you by characters such as Galactic Girl and Captain Fantastic, real Minneapolis folks who will arrive at your house in actual electric cars, and will ring your doorbell while wearing actual homemade lamé capes, jumpsuits, sparkles, and fancy boots (imagine outfits that split the difference between Barbarella, Bjork, and your last last-minute Halloween costume). When you greet them, they will unpack... More

A Boston pizzeria across from the Fleet Center is wicked pissed that the Democratic National Convention's in town just a stone's throw away. All the street closures and security headaches have forced Halftime Pizza to close for the week. In response, the owner has put up the banner you see above. The city's pressuring him to take it down, but he's holding fast: Now, the city building inspector told him to remove the banner or face a fine. The inspector said [owner Frank] Pasquale never got a permit for it. "The way I look at it is, if you... More