New York Style is a pizza that can draw its roots back to the Napoletana style pizza by Italian immigrants who settled New York in the early 1900s. Pizza was the perfect food for those without very much money. For those who were unable to afford a whole pizza, it was possible to purchase just one slice. This accessibility quickly made it a very popular food choice in New York.

New York style pizza is traditionally a large round hand-tossed thin crust, often sold in wide slices to go. The crust is thick and crisp only along its raised edge, yet soft, thin, and pliable enough beneath its toppings to be folded in half to eat. Traditional toppings are simply tomato sauce and shredded mozzarella cheese but can be as expansive as your imagination allows.