best pizza in NY ?

Grimaldi's... as for the apartment talk, if I lived in the factory-turned-apartments across from Grimaldi's I`d weight 300 pounds right now

johns on bleeker street. you have to wait for someone to die to get an apartment in that neighborhood.

Two Boots on Avenue A. I've been going there for 20+ years, since they opened. They have a half a dozen or so now around NYC and LA.

I tend to get the Dude and the Mr. Pink.

Is this thread entitled best nyc pizza in 1989?
At that time Grimaldi's was top three. Two boots was new and quite good. Johns was well like johns has always been overrated tourist trap. Unfortunately both Grimaldi's and two boots are no longer anything special. Grimaldi's being the saddest decline.

Two Boots pizza is the same as it ever was. I had a slice last week. Sorry if it is not "trendy" enough for you. Newer is not always better.

none - take Metro North or I-95 to New Haven, CT.

Trendy enough for me? Your tossing that stone at the wrong guy. The man who threw pies at two boots in 1989 was Santo Fazio a pizzialo of exceptional worth. The people who churn out pies there now couldn't hold a candle to him. The pie quality is in direct relation to the skill of hands that throw it. Hence in 1989 the best pizza in all the city was difara in brooklyn thrown by dominic dimarco. and the best pie in 2009 is difara in brooklyn thrown by dominic difara.
as for sallys and pepe's both great spots in new haven but you can keep your clams and visit dominic anytime to understand pizza making is a skill and not a job transferred to any new gut you hire.

I second John's on Bleeker St as my favorite.

The last few times I went to Lombardi's, the cheese was barely noticeable. I tried ordering extra cheese so that it would have a comparable amount of cheese to most regular pies- but fail- it was still very sparse on the chees.

Two Boots- a real speciality pizza, not one I am in love with- but I can understand the alure.

Grimaldi's - not the same since the original owners sold the place, but I awaiting the opening of Juliana's (Have they found a space yet?) http://ny.eater.com/tags/julianas

DiFara- I am not in love, but I can understand the fan base. Real quality here.

I have tried these a few of these new generation places (i.e. Keste') that have been highly rated in the last couple of years and I have to say they seem very overrated to me. I am far too loyal to NYC to vote for any of the New Haven joints, but they are good too.

reddog, spoken like a true NY'er...Don't ever change

well formed rebuttal reddog. may i suggest a name change to redbull? and Happy New Year to you as well.

John's is disqualified for not selling slices ... and the NY pizza is a slice, make no doubt about it.

Joe's.

But also Che Bella in Morningside Heights. And Patsy's at 118th St. if you're in the mood for that style ... the sauce is a little too thin sometimes.

For me it's Bella Napoli on Madison and 31st. Great sauce and good cheese balance. And there are some days where you would swear that the crust was melting in your mouth. The location on 7th Ave is not as good.

Perfecto on Broadway at 92nd, though Jimmy is more musher than thrower, his pepperoni slices are applied with mathematical precision.

Mariellas on third ave and 16th street