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Lenny's Pizza was a New York City
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, established in 1953.


History

Lenny's Pizza was founded in 1953, one of the first pizzerias in the neighborhood. Its namesake, "Lenny," owned the pizzeria for a couple years, then sold it. Sicilian native Frank Giordano, who owned part of Nino's Pizzeria in
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, purchased the pizzeria in 1988. He ran it with his daughter Josephine until he announced his retirement in 2023. The pizzeria is notable for being the location where
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orders two slices. In the movie, Travolta's character eats the slices with one stacked on top of the other, leading the restaurant to offer a "double-decker" style pizza named after the actor. On February 18, 2023, it was announced on Twitter by the owner's daughter that Lenny's Pizza will be closing and serving its last slice the next day on February 19, 2023, at 10 pm.


References

Pizzerias in New York City Bensonhurst, Brooklyn 1953 establishments in New York City Defunct Italian restaurants in New York City {{NYC-restaurant-stub