Update below: The well-documented origin story of New York City pizza goes something like this: in the late 19th century, Gennaro Lombardi immigrated to the United States from Italy, and in 1905, the ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If you consider the crunchy, traditional pizza slices from Gennaro's Pizzeria a gold standard for excellent versions around New York City, take advantage of these next few days.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Fond memories of Gennaro's Pizzeria run far and deep for Staten Islanders in the New Dorp area and beyond. So, when it's owner, Gennaro "Jerry" Chiarello, announced he was ...

In 1905, an Italian immigrant named Gennaro Lombardi decided to push some pizzas into a coal-fired oven in Manhattan. People gobbled them up, and next thing you know, his grocery store in Little Italy ...