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A New York pizzeria accused of underpaying workers for years has been ordered to pay $175,000 to nearly a dozen employees “cheated out of their pay,” Attorney General Letitia James announced Friday. At least 10 workers will receive a payout after an investigation by James’ office found Gotham Pizza paid under the minimum wage, withheld overtime pay and tips at…

President Joe Biden showed lasting effects of eating a spicy jalapeño and pepperoni pizza slice with U.S. troops in Poland.

One New York pizzeria took the holiday to the next level, creating a corned beef and cabbage pie in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. A decades-old pizza institution added a dose of Ireland to its pies on Thursday in hopes of stirring up business on one of its slowest days. Sal Stile, owner of DiMaggio’s, figured it was worth...

On Long Island, one pizzeria says St. Patrick’s Day is always it slowest day of the year, so it’s giving its pie an Irish twist. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

In honor of National Pizza Day on Feb. 9, GrubHub released a list of the most ordered-from pizza places in America this year — and top of the list is a Manhattan spot you might not know unless you’re from the neighborhood. Of course, it is no surprise that the most slices are ordered and served in New York City,…

Taking a bite out of a slice of an authentic New York City pizza is seemingly a rite of passage for anyone who visits the Big Apple. Just ask Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro.

Despite the still raging COVID-19 pandemic, more than 100 world leaders are heading to New York for the annual high-level U.N. gathering. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo ship delivered pizza and other foods to the International Space Station on Thursday.

Amanda Plasencia tried some of Japan’s unique pizza flavors like char-grilled beef, fish & chips and butter chicken curry.

The owner of a Massachusetts pizza parlor lied about the number of employees he had to fraudulently obtain more than $660,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds, then used some of the money to buy and stock an alpaca farm in Vermont, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Dana McIntyre, 57, of Grafton, Vermont, was arrested Tuesday and charged with wire fraud and…

Whether you’re great at solving math problems or just love food freebies (who doesn’t?), National Pi Day is an occasion to be celebrated.

L’antica Pizzeria Da Pietro in Tunis concocted a luxurious pizza made with edible gold and truffles, which it claims is the most expensive in Africa.

While calling it the city’s best pizza may be up for debate, there’s no arguing it’s the toughest slice in town to get — it can’t be ordered at a restaurant, or take it to go, or even buy it, with the cook only taking something other than money. NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.

It may be the best pizza in New York City, according to some, and most definitely is the hardest to get. But it can’t be ordered at a restaurant, or be taken to go — it can’t even be purchased with money.

New York City-area pizzeria owners have teamed up on National Pizza Day to give back to the communities. On Tuesday, Feb. 9, the Jersey Pizza Boys owners and the nonprofit Slice Out Hunger called on area restaurants, and well as others across the U.S., to donate at least 10 pies to local shelters and soup kitchens. More than two dozen…

It’s hard to go wrong with pizza, which is what a few members of Congress opted for as a way to show their appreciation for the National Guard stationed at the Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week.

“I’m here in Bethesda, picking up 120 pizzas to bring to downtown DC to the heroic women & men keeping our city safe tonight,” Chef José Andrés tweeted.

A grad student in Philadelphia, Pa., has raised $30,000 to help combat hunger in the area by baking pizzas and “dropping” them out of his second-story window.

Ben Berman, 27, began baking pizzas and delivering them from his second story apartment to connect with friends at the start of the pandemic. Months later, his hobby evolved into a booming nonprofit that has raised $30,000 to help fight food insecurity and homelessness in Philadelphia. Berman’s passion for cooking for others was inspired by his mother Kerri. Raised in Portland,...

The Margherita is the undisputed heavyweight champion of pizza.