Two New York pizzerias, both alike in dignity, prospered in the Big Apple as coal-fired descendants of the same famed Italian ancestor: Pasquale “Patsy” Lancieri, the inventor of by-the-slice pizza.

Gramercy is about to get a lot more old-school. Patsy's Pizzeria is bringing its coal-oven pies to the neighborhood next ...

Patsy's Pizzeria (L) is suing Patsy's Italian Restaurant to nix its 'Patsy's of New York' trademark. Brian Zak (2) There are no paisans among these Patsys. A long running legal feud between two famed ...

Patsy’s Pizzeria opened in Harlem in 1933, and over the years, its pizza, charred in coal-fired ovens, made regulars of the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Joe DiMaggio and Christopher Walken.

Thin, coal-fired pizza with a dogged following and complex legacy will land in Patchogue this summer when Patsy’s Pizzeria arrives downtown. Franchisee Ena Singh has leased a 2,700-square-foot space ...