The Staten Island Advance reported that out of 150 to 250 submissions narrowed to ten by the station, listeners of WCBS-FM voted Lee’s Tavern in Staten Island the best pizzeria in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Tri-State Area. Staten Islanders must be loyal listeners since last year’s winner was also on the Island–Ciro’s Pizza Café.
Here are the top ten by percentage of vote:
| Lee’s Tavern – Staten Island, NY | 35.34% |
| Mr. Bruno’s – Lyndhurst, NJ | 22.89% |
| New Park Pizza – Howard Beach, NY | 12.03% |
| Di Fara’s – (Ave J) Brooklyn, NY | 8.97% |
| L & B Spumoni Gardens – Brooklyn, NY | 7.70% |
| Village Trattoria – Maplewood, NJ | 6.43% |
| Grimaldi’s Pizza – Brooklyn, NY | 4.32% |
| Lodi Pizza – Lodi, NJ | 0.95% |
| Joe’s Pizza – Manhattan, NY | 0.84% |
| Full Moon Pizzeria – The Bronx | 0.53% |
WCBS’ DJ Joe Causi seems to be a big pizza fan. You can find some other interesting pizza stories here at the station’s website. The Pizza Snob wants to thank Joe for giving him some new joints to check out.
The Pizza Snob 