{"id":346524,"date":"2026-09-14T17:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/346524\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T17:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T17:56:11","slug":"nycs-first-ever-pizza-week-kicks-off-september-20-across-23-local-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/346524\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC\u2019s first-ever Pizza Week kicks off September 20 across 23 local shops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"single__subtitle\">New York City&#8217;s inaugural Pizza Week brings limited-edition slices and a citywide voting competition to 21 local pizzerias across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens this September.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Handheld-New-York-Style-Margherita-Pizza-Slice-on-a-New-York-City-Street-1024x683.png\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Handheld New York Style Margherita Pizza Slice on a New York City Street _ max-image-preview:large\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShutterstock \/ James Andrews1<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New York City\u2019s inaugural Pizza Week is running from September 20 through October 4, 2026, bringing exclusive, limited-edition slices to 23 independent <a href=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/una-pizza-napoletana-best-us-pizzeria-2026\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/una-pizza-napoletana-best-us-pizzeria-2026\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">pizzerias<\/a> across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-week, pay-as-you-go event requires no tickets or reservations. Customers simply walk in, order the shop\u2019s designated Signature Slice, and rate it via text message to help determine the citywide Best Slice winner. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, a portion of the proceeds from every Signature Slice sold will benefit <a href=\"https:\/\/sliceouthunger.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/sliceouthunger.org\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">Slice Out Hunger<\/a>, a local nonprofit fighting food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Event details at a glance<\/p>\n<p>Dates: Sunday, September 20 \u2013 Sunday, October 4, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Locations: 23 independent <a href=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/lindustrie-pizzeria-new-location-manhattan-little-italy\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">slice shops<\/a> across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens<\/p>\n<p>Cost: Free to participate; pay-as-you-go per slice<\/p>\n<p>How it Works: Order the shop\u2019s Signature Slice, then text your rating to the number provided to vote<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pizzeria-glass-window.-Variety-of-italian-pizzas-in-a-shop-display-street-food.-Kitchen-workers-arra.jpeg\" alt=\"Pizzeria glass window. Variety of italian pizzas in a shop display, street food. Kitchen workers arranging the pizzas\" class=\"wp-image-399436\"  \/>Shutterstock \/ rawf8<\/p>\n<p>Participating Pizzerias &amp; Exclusive Slices<\/p>\n<p>Manhattan<\/p>\n<p>Andrea\u2019s Pizza (East Village): Andrea\u2019s Signature Slice (Mozzarella, mortadella, burrata, pistachio)<\/p>\n<p>Aria Nova (Greenwich Village): The Big Mac Roni (Ground beef, cheddar, sliced pickles, sesame seeds, special dressing)<\/p>\n<p>Cellos Pizzeria (East Village): Cello\u2019s Signature Slice (Caputo creamy fresh mozzarella, Faicco\u2019s soppressata, cherry peppers)<\/p>\n<p>Frico on 2nd (Upper East Side): Signature Slice TBA<\/p>\n<p>Hots Pizza (Two Bridges): Pickle Pizza (Cr\u00e8me fra\u00eeche, mozzarella, 1\/2 hot pickles, fresh dill, Calabrian ranch, parmesan)<\/p>\n<p>LTD Pizza (Hudson Square): The Dirty Coppa (Spicy coppa, fresh ricotta, basil, sundried peppers)<\/p>\n<p>Marko\u2019s Pizzeria (Kips Bay): The Big Mac Roni (Ground beef, cheddar, sliced pickles, sesame seeds, special dressing)<\/p>\n<p>Paulie Gee\u2019s Slice Shop (East Village): Signature Slice TBA<\/p>\n<p>Pizza Loves Sauce (Lower East Side): Chicken Shawarma (House-made chicken shawarma, garlic toum, wild pickled cucumber, fresh mozzarella)<\/p>\n<p>Slicehaus Pizzeria (West Village): Slicehaus Special (Smoked mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, black garlic)<\/p>\n<p>Unregular Pizza (Lower East Side &amp; Union Square): Crunchy B (Tomato sauce, mozzarella, burrata, parmigiano, homemade Italian spicy crunchy oil)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Three-New-York-City-Style-Pizza-Slices-on-a-Red-Tray-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Three New York City Style Pizza Slices on a Red Tray\" class=\"wp-image-399439\"  \/>Shutterstock \/ James Andrews1<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>Angelo\u2019s Pizza (Flatbush): Brooklyn in Bloom (Oaxaca cheese, mozzarella, zucchini flowers, crispy chicharron)<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Slice (Greenpoint): Diamond Slice Signature Slice (Mortadella, pesto, stracciatella)<\/p>\n<p>Impasto (Clinton Hill &amp; Park Slope): Funghi E Tartufo Nero (Crema di funghi, sauteed shiitake, ricotta di bufala al tartufo nero, parsley, garlic oil)<\/p>\n<p>Paulie Gee\u2019s Slice Shop (Greenpoint): Red, White &amp; Greenpoint Square (Provolone, sausage, spinach, hot red cherry pepper slices)<\/p>\n<p>Roebling Pizza (Williamsburg): Detroit de Chilorio (Sinaloa chili pulled pork, cilantro, Oaxaca cheese, salsa arbol)<\/p>\n<p>Rome to Brooklyn (Greenpoint): Rome To Brooklyn Signature (Blackberry, ricotta, basil, hot honey)<\/p>\n<p>Stretch Pizza (Williamsburg): The Al Pastor (Al pastor sauce, braised pork, salsa verde, pineapple ricotta, cilantro)<\/p>\n<p>Queens<\/p>\n<p>Traze Pizza (Long Island City): The Dolly (Mozzarella, ground beef in cream of mushroom, tater tots, extra sharp cheddar)<\/p>\n<p>Jax Pizza Joint (Long Island City): The Spicy Juan (Pepperoni, vodka sauce, calabrian chili oil, chopped cherry peppers, aged parmesan)<\/p>\n<p>Mattarello Pizzeria (Ridgewood): Roman Holiday (Roasted potatoes, house-made porchetta)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be sure to cancel your dinner plans\u2014NYC is giving you an official excuse to eat pizza for two weeks straight!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/food-drink\/\" data-post-category=\"Food &amp; drink\" class=\"post-list-view-home__category-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Food &amp; drink<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secretnyc.co\/things-to-do\/\" data-post-category=\"Things to do\" class=\"post-list-view-home__category-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Things to do<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City&#8217;s inaugural Pizza Week brings limited-edition slices and a citywide voting competition to 21 local pizzerias&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":346525,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":["post-346524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}