Good for: pizza lovers, nice area, the bar next door is old time!

A pizza lover, Mr. Hersh said he has not sampled any of the capital city's offerings, but he is looking forward to moving there.

But there will be disagreement from the deep-dish Sicilian-style pizza lovers, who prefer thick breadlike crusts on their pies.

Most of the storefronts are empty, although pizza lovers sometimes stack up outside Grimaldi's (formerly Patsy's) at No. 19.

Now pizza lovers can rejoice: the true New York pizza is back in town.

Pizzas are crispy crusted and large enough for four to share as an appetizer or for one true pizza lover as a main course.

Now there is good news for discerning peripatetic pizza lovers: a blog dedicated to pizza, www.sliceny.com.

Any true pizza lover knows how integral the oven is to a pie's taste.

Any young pizza lover will relish it, but one wishes that the author had exploited the possibilities a little further.