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Miss Sal’s? The venerable Avenue A pizza place closed months ago, and left behind a lot of memories (most of them hazy and drunken). But for those of us who won’t miss the tattered walls and questionable cleanliness of the old pizza place, a couple of East Village rock-’n’-roll types have come to the rescue. The Pizza Shop, run by Springsteen-approved rocker Jesse Malin, Niagara owner Johnny T and Turbo A.C.s frontman Kevin Cole, offers up a starkly minimalist (and sparklingly clean) storefront to peddle pies. The prices ($15 for a large cheese, $2 to $3 for toppings) reflect the newer, richer EV demographic; however, the $7 meatball-parmesan sandwich (served on focaccia flatbread) presents a welcome, high-end option for those of us trying to soak up the whiskey shots from next door.

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