The first dollar slicesSourced
New York's $1 pizza
began near shelters.
99 Cent Fresh Pizza opened in 2001 as New York's first dollar-slice shop. Its owner priced slices to serve people experiencing homelessness, and early shops stood near shelters. The cheap slice later spread across the city.
An affordable city staple
started with accessibility.
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