THE BEST SIDE OF BEST PIZZA RESTAURANTS IN MANHATTAN

The perpetually packed Mulberry Road location has some severe pizza cred: It had been Launched by 3rd-generation pizza maker Angelo “AJ” Pappalardo, who died at age 40 in 2015, and his father, Joe Pappalardo of Joe & Pat’s in Staten Island. The crisp, slim-crust pies include a standout vodka-sauced iteration, and are supplemented by a slew of