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NYC Pizza Icon Patsy Grimaldi Has Died | Eater NY

"The Dumbo pizzeria most recently owned by Patsy Grimaldi was his comeback at the original site where he first made his name: he debuted this new restaurant 13 years after selling his earlier Brooklyn shop, and named it after his mother. In an Instagram post announcing Grimaldi’s death the restaurant wrote, “It’s also important to remember that Patsy changed the New York City pizza landscape forever when he opened his eponymous pizza emporium in 1990 and made it ‘cool’ to come to Brooklyn!” and added, “Although he is no longer a ‘living’ legend, he will forever hold his rightful place in the pantheon of pizza icons.” Since his death, the restaurant has been keeping his table empty “to begin to honor his legacy,” and the pizza shop announced it will be closed on Wednesday, February 19, to honor the late pizzaiolo’s memory." - Erika Adams