Then the chains are making inroads into the NY area? But do the neighborhood places still dominate?
In the boroughs they do. Out here in suburbia the chains are doing better (although some local pizzerias with good customer bases are outdoing the chains).
The price of a slice has gone up pretty drastically... its averaging $2.25 now.
The owner of the local shop where I usually go came over from Italy in 1985. A plain large pizza costs about $10.00 while slices are about $1.75, which is the going rate around here. He tod me that he's struggling not to raise prices in light of the escalating cost of flour.
