Brooklyn-Style Vs Standard New York Pizza: What's The Difference?

Brooklyn does indeed have a unique pizza culture, but even its residents will agree that the differences between Brooklyn and New York-style pizzas are small, if not nonexistent.

The first difference is the size. If New York pizzas are big, Brooklyn pizzas are huge, averaging over a foot and a half in diameter so that the slices are large enough to fold up.

Secondly, while both styles have thin, crispy crusts, Brooklyn pizza is slightly thinner and crispier. Still, its edge is a bit thicker than the base, making it easier to fold.

Lastly, depending on whether it’s sourced from a busy area or not, Brooklyn Pizza is made with much care, so it has a more homemade quality than pizzas found in the rest of NYC.

That said, there was no such thing as Brooklyn-style pizza before Domino’s invented it to market its new, larger, thinner, and crispier pie with a cornstarch-dusted crust in 2006.

Per a Domino’s spokesperson, Brooklynites’ love for thin, foldable pizzas inspired the pie. It seems Brooklyn’s huge social cachet was enough reason to name the big pizza after it.