JACKI: I LOVE pizza! I am of the mindset that even bad pizza is delicious, which might not make me the best person to review the best slices of New York pizza, but I'll do my best. I grew up in California, but both my parents grew up in New York City and all I have ever heard about is how much better the food is here, especially the pizza and bagels. Luckily for me, I have lived here for almost seven years and have made up for lost time.

ABBY: When Jacki and I were assigned this blog post, I was thrilled. I also love pizza and will use any excuse to eat it. Jacki and I had a great time walking around Manhattan and tasting five different New York-style pizza slices and I would happily sign up for the follow-up post. We kept it to Lower and mid- Manhattan because: a) that is where we live and work and we are somewhat lazy; and b) to open it up any further at least for this initial post would not feasible, as there are so many great options (just ask this guy).