Gothamist: The Hungry Cabbie Eats The Outer Boroughs: New Park Pizzeria

Sten76684

Fri, 04 May 2007 03:30:56 -0500

I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen. Whatever. Not much on my mind lately. I guess it doesn't bother me.

Sten72496

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 02:28:05 -0500

I just don't have anything to say , but shrug. So it goes. Not much on my mind recently. I can't be bothered with anything recently.

ex-howard-beacher

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:44:53 -0500

as a kid and young adult we used to go bowling, then accross the street to get a slice a pizza. that was many many pizza's ago.. My thoughts still go back to New Park's pizza..

The Other Coaster

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:36:06 -0500

No, the owners are not racist, I use to work there a long while back and they are nice people. The people they employ are a bit thick in the brain sometimes (including myself when i was working there) but the Pizza is the best in the city. I'm trapped on the west coast for now, but i drool every time I think of their pizza. And the Sicilian slices are so good i can't even put it into words. Someone send me some now!!!

anon

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 15:32:38 -0500

the picture of the pizza haunts me. It's burnt edge makes me lust and yearn. it's vision revisted me during my routine, routine, routine commute home. It is my untouchable celebrity.

sk2boi

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 23:18:32 -0500

yes, get a grip, you'll need a good grip on aluminum bats to take them homerun swings to people's heads. oh, anybody know where in Howard Beach to get a deal on a set of wheels?

roberta bear

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:32:04 -0500

Whoa! I had to read this over to try to figure out what caused the storm. Why are people assuming the owners of the restaurant are racists? The neighborhood has a history; New Park, as far as I can tell from reading the review, is just a place for a good slice. I don't think the Hungry Cabbie is recommending Howard Beach for your next summer vacation. Get a grip!

aflleak

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:04:55 -0500

if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's a duck, moore stood up to fat nick today in court.

watevabehindclosedoors

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 18:03:41 -0500

you believe what you want to believe, if you're going to HB be careful. be especially careful if you're looking to buy a car.

Famous Fat Dave / The Hungry Cabbie

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:50:40 -0500

Everyone, Thank you for your insightful comments on New York race relations. I found parts of this discussion enlightening. Toniprovalone: Yes they serve black people. The guys at New Park aren't the ones accused of hate crimes. Intheyear1984: I would not say it is Dinkins time. New York just passed San Diego as the safest of the 25 biggest cities in America. Wootang: I know who you are. Eat some Helena's Hawiian Food for me. Skip: It is illegal for NYC Yellow Cabbies to talk on their cell phones INCLUDING hands free devices. If you really want them to shut up, ask them nicely. If they don't, tell them you have their hack number and you will report them to the Taxi and Limo Commish. ~THC

loandbehold

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 11:03:21 -0500

The Howard beach trial is set for today. celebrate by eating a slice.

skip

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:13:02 -0500

Hey, cabbie, what language is that you're speaking? Sounds curiously like English to me. What country are you from? And what can I do about the cabbies who insist on yakking on their cells loudly during my cab ride home?

WooTang

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 02:54:24 -0500

Frankly I appreciate this review. Anyone can review a slice of pizza but not everyone describes the ambiance and history of a restaurnt so conscisely (albeit sardonicly too). Now I know what to expect before going there for the first time - a service that only a well-traveled cabby can provide. Also a poignant example of the ups and downs of resisting the melting pot of NYC.

jenna terrorcon

Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:58:34 -0500

as soon as I got off the staten Island ferry to get a slice at A&S i got accosted in front of St. George's library by some black kids. DAmn. can't even go to the library and get a slice before they gotta say some shit.

mydingaling

Wed, 31 May 2006 22:41:20 -0500

i think you mean the ching a lings. never heard of "true assasins" or even the assasins. then you got the urban bikers, the off shoot of what you see on the fast and the furious types. more into the sport bikes not HD's.

Sloane

Wed, 31 May 2006 22:26:50 -0500

I'm brown, too, and I've eaten there many times. It is BY FAR the best slice I have EVER had. I am drooling right now thinking about it even though I've just eaten a ginormous burrito. But seriously, I have not encountered any OUTWARD racists there, but who knows what they were thinking. We also saw a group of not-so-friendly looking black bikers out front wearing matching leather jackets that said something like "True Assassins". They seemed comfortable there. Can't imagine why.

in the year 1984

Wed, 31 May 2006 21:02:15 -0500

I guess what some of the posts on gothamist are true, it is dinkins time, first the wilding story and now howard beach.

feehowardbch

Wed, 31 May 2006 18:47:28 -0500

what if i don't have a car or access to one like THC? can i go to HB and find a car to buy? any good deals there? i heard some can cost an arm and a leg.

J$

Wed, 31 May 2006 18:25:27 -0500

good first post THC.

Bonsavant

Wed, 31 May 2006 17:18:28 -0500

that place is a dirty pig stuy

indopack

Wed, 31 May 2006 16:28:39 -0500

what's a brown boy? y'all be careful crossing that highway now, ya hear.

johnny f00

Wed, 31 May 2006 16:21:48 -0500

one of the best slices in nyc.

dunkindinkin

Wed, 31 May 2006 15:52:26 -0500

venture to howard beach for pizza? i think not. what's with all these posts lately? the other pizza place had a beating incident, too.

brown boy

Wed, 31 May 2006 15:48:11 -0500

I'm a "brown boy" and have eaten there a number of times. I haven't experienced any problems.

toniprovalone

Wed, 31 May 2006 15:46:36 -0500

a kind term would be "harassment" of course, it's non-stop.

x-new yorker

Wed, 31 May 2006 15:37:30 -0500

I wanna know that too Dave: Have you seen black people eat at the New Park Pizzeria? I'd consider it the next time I come to nyc if its safe for brothers and sisters. toniprovalone, what have you seen first hand?

MT

Wed, 31 May 2006 15:34:10 -0500

if you ever make it to Staten Island you'll find the best pizza in the city - no lie. On Stuyvesant Place just a block up from the Staten Island Ferry terminal is A&S Pizzeria. It has been there for 30 or more years (or at least my entire life) and is still owned by the same family. I grew up on their pizza and have never found another that tastes as good in any city I have lived in. The pizza you describe here kind of sounds like it when you talk about the tangy sauce with a hint of sweetness. If you should happen to feel adventurous and take a ferry ride, A&S is well worth the short walk.

toniprovalone

Wed, 31 May 2006 15:15:19 -0500

do they serve black people? or do they have the right to refuse service and a beating to anyone? you got to be kidding me. I've seen some things first hand, let's leave it at that.