Beloved Brooklyn pizzeria closing
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- Опубліковано 21 січ 2024
- FOX 5 NY's Chris Welch shows us how Johnny's Pizzeria has become a staple in the Sunset Park community and what's to blame for its impending closure.
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The whole family treated all of sunset park with respect and like family. Thank you for serving us.
Joyful ❤
Do The Right Thing😎
Why they closing why didnt they sell the pizzeria or son take it over?
Why they closing why didnt they sell the pizzeria or son take it over?
It's sad to see mom and pop services closing. Thank you for service!
Covid was a orchestrated event designed to destroy the middle class and fumigate unwanted people from my country so it could be invaded by the Chinese
That’s why most mom and Pop places have closed recently and big corporations in the United States are partly to blame as well as our corrupt politicians
@@jrobbin24probably more so because you cant run a family business (or even raise a family) in a city that allows grown men to walk down the street in assless chaps and rainbow flags
@@miker6840Facts!
It’s over for the little man
New York city doesn't want family owner businesses, the city prefers corporately owned businesses now.
Louis?
He said that he wants to close shop for medical and personal reasons. There are plenty of family run businesses in Sunset Park.
Family owned business, don’t want to pay for higher rent. Pizza shops are the biggest money making scam, since before corner store bookies. “Cash only.” That’s the best scam.
@@Nuttyirishman85 You're an idiot. The card processors charge the businesses 3-5% to process payments. If your profit margin is 10%, the big processors take up to half of your profits per sale
Completely inconsistent with what the owners say, but make up any nonsense you'd like 🤪
I know how sad it is to lose a cherished neighborhood shop like that. Even today my siblings and I speak lovingly of the pizza parlor that was in our neighborhood for so many years. The owners become friends and even like family to us.
Going to the neighborhood spot is a free dose of therapy with the right owners & workers
The oldest diner in San Antonio, "Earl Abel's" was an incredible place with a lot of history. They closed after being bought out of the location for an offer that could not be refused to build a sky rise. They reopened in a new location, but the charm was lost. The food is the same, but there was something about the original building. It was pure class before.
Congratulations on being such an important establishment for the people you served. Pizzas! Love you!
Thank you my uncles own that shop 🍕🙏🏼
Why they close up or the son not keep it going or sell the place?
Why they close up or the son not keep it going or sell the place?
Grew up in the NYC area '60's and '70's. Every neighborhood had a few unique family-owned pizza places. Just insanely great food. Each one that shuts down is a loss to a community.
Same for me, except I grew up in the 70s and 80s. I lived in Sheepshead Bay and while we had plenty of mom and pop spots all over the place, places like Connie's Pizzeria which I just learned recently closed down as well and Mei Mei's Chinese (which is still open AFAIK) are just huge losses to the community.
That is such an absolute bummer.
I hope they all do well in the future. Thank You For Your Service.
❤️It's a shame that was the best pizza I ever had in my life. ❤️ Thank you so much for been so nice , and respectfully to everyone. The pizza was out of this world 🌏
You are all wonderful human beings. Thank you for all your great memories.
This is so sad! I was just in there a few months ago with my son. It makes me so sad I grew up in the neighborhood I moved to Philly and came back to visit the area and show my kid where I grew up at and was met with familiar faces that recognized me as a kid. Wish I could visit before they close. Thank you to the whole family of Johnny's pizzeria you guys were a part of my childhood.
Growing up in Bensonhurst Brooklyn I know how important those neighborhood pizzeria are. I hope a new pizza place opens up soon
What makes you an expert being alive; there’s 163 more places 3 blocks away that taste the same or better.. let me throw my expertise.. i live and NY and eat pizza
@@serenelerenewhere do you order from now?
It's sad to know that bayridge isn't what it used to be sunset has changed so much. Atleast the church on the corner of 60th and 5th still stands
@@serenelerene Wow, thanks Miss Bringdown. What a joyous life you must lead.
New York Italians are the best! Thank you for serving us!
Their racist POS 😂
So heartbreaking when I first heard about the sad news of them shutting down, but I respect and agree with their reasonings on why they want to retire. Thank you for serving us after all these years. Johnnys Pizzeria will always hold a special place in my heart. What can I say? That pizza was the best pizza I ever had 🤝🫡❤️
First Scottis, then Charles and now Johnnie’s! All the great spots closing down
Also Lenny's on 86th Street Bensonhurst...
Might be getting priced out.
Let's be honest the younger generation isn't going for this. They would rather take a selfie with their Pizza for the gram than wake up at 5:00am and start mixing dough. Plus the pizzeria used to be the neighborhood gathering place, now despite it being romantized, people are eating all types of different foods (sushi, take out, etc.) so the Pizzeria might not have the social significance as before. Times change.
Due to high crime
@@uoohknk6881 if a basic job can't afford housing and the basics then let it all fall apart
Most of the time if they own the property this is more valuable than the pizza business, they may have gotten an offer that was too good to pass up.
Yep. The husband also had a stroke. Better to sell out for as much as possible, because the medical bills and any help can become very expensive.
I posted a comment also wondering why. If it's such a money-maker, then hire other employees to run things day to today or sell the business outright. I bet you're right - the property value exceeded the business value and some developer made them an offer they decided to take.
I live on the other side of the country but seeing the love these people have for each other, not ashamed to say it, making me a little misty... Wishing years of good health to the families to spend together.
Great ppl and great pizza. I wish them well.
Omg, i was just gonna walk in there tonight and changed my mind. Had no idea they were closing! I'm gonna go tomorrow. They will be missed. All those guys in there are so nice and funny😢
Bittersweet for Sunset Park but happy the family didn’t decide to work themselves to the ‘Upper Room’ either.
Pass it down to 1 of your hard workers 🙌🙌🙏
Rent is to high.
Sell better pizza then
Sleepy Joe fault
Thanks Democrats
@@iokua1120what a stupid answer 😂. Next thing you will tell us is men give birth
@@ritepaxkpuchipaxk1076 Oh geezus being a wanker and an ignorant prat...Too bad you are clueless.
Owner describes the place and the experience as “great” yet closing the shop after 50+ years instead of letting an employee take the reins or selling to an interested party makes zero sense. Same thing with Lenny’s Pizza in Bensonhurst last year. That place was used in Saturday Night Fever. An institution now gone forever. Like that customer mentions, places like this close and nothing can take its place… gone forever. Understandable when owners are sick and want to move on but this is a profitable business that doesn’t need to shut down imo.
Perhaps he was offered a price for the location he could not refuse. Then he could reopen in a different location after the free national publicity. That is a common sequence of events in business.
@@el_duderino_man Not sure if you follow these classic pizzeria closings in NYC but they never reopen. I've watched hundreds close over the past 25 years, can't recall one that reopened in a different location. The owners seem like they're old and ready to get out of the game. My point is this is a profitable business. Closing down businesses that make money makes zero sense as we're living in volitile times for startups. 70% restaurants close in the first year.
As someone who worked for a very busy independent gas station for 23 years this brings back memories. The owner was 85 (rip) and wasn't even at the store, but made the decision to close it. Everyone there worked there for years. They litterally just closed it and it wasn't listed for sale till he died months later by his kids. We were done wrong. There was no reason to close it. We ran it without him there for years. Ill never forget the day my mom texted me that information.
Down south i met a yankee and he mentioned how NYC no longer has the best pizza. That Connecticut and others are now better, due to all the old NYC pizza shops closing down. He said that the rich kids dont want to take over the businesses now. So many old school pizza shops are closing down for that reason, and other reasons of course I'm sure.
That and also people are moving away from New York. Too expensive and cold. Guy out here in Vegas just opened his own pizzeria and he is from New York.
Oh nooo!! 💔
Seems like just yesterday you celebrated 50 years in Sunset!! 😱 💕
Wow, you will be seruously missed, it's true, there's no replacing a family-run, neighborhood pizzeria like Johnny's. 😥
You all were always kind and friendly and the pizza and potato croquettes were always hot, fresh, and tasty! I loved coming there, you made me feel at home, every time. 💝
Many blessings and good wishes to you for the family time you are making room for now.
Love & God Bless!! 💖 💖 💖
GOD BLESS YOU ❤🙏🏼
THANK YOU !❤🙏🏼
I live in another borough. I am sorry I never knew of Johnny's. It would have been nice to have eaten authentic Italian pizza. The guy is right that once these old, estb; eateries are not replaceable. it's sad that none of their children and grandchildren want to keep it going. it must be a loss for the community, but they will have their memories.
I am so sad best square for me I have lived here in Sunset for 45 years will miss Johnny pizza
My father grew up 3rd Ave and 21st
Omg!!! Nooooo!!! Can’t believe it, not Johnnys!!! After being away from NY so long, I finally came back to bring my kids to see where I grew up and ordered a pie and zeppoles from you guys. To now see this come across my feed broke my heart! BUT I hope the best for you and the family, thank you for serving us (58th & 5th family) but most of all, memories for me.
Seems like they're closing on a high note. All the best!
This would be the perfect opportunity for someone to come in and buy the place to keep it open. It's an institution and already has a following.
True! I can't understand why they wouldn't sell it...
😢Johnnys and Lenny’s were where i went as a kid to destress. I had friends close to each. Amazing pizza and one of a kind Americans never to be replaced! Really is a tragedy
God Bless you all, you are the fabric of this country
The cornerstone of the American dream .. the independent business owner. God bless this family.
I love the old pics with the striped shirts-old school
All the best. Nothing lasts forever and we have to be thankful we had treasures like this. Eat local ❤
That's rough. A "Brooklyn-style" pizzeria opened up near me in South Carolina (originally from New Jersey) a few months ago, and although it's good compared to the other places here, it just doesn't compare to the real thing.
Thank you Johnnies pizzeria 🙏❤️ All the Beautiful moments my Late Great Beloved Mother 🥺🙏🙏🙏 and I shared in this place will forever be Grateful and honored to have eaten Pizza there for many years 🙏🙏🙏 God bless
Why don’t they sell it by passing the baton to someone who’ll keep it going! Dozens would line up to buy it!
Selfishly I hate to see historic neighborhood staples close its doors yet I love they are prioritizing family overall..much success in the future
Will be missed indeed enjoy your life as much as you can cheers for all the good times for you and your family
All good Brooklyn businesses getting slowly close bagels shops !pizzas shops and other ..I wonder who will left . Sad 😢
its hard to justify spending $10 for 2 slices of pizza in this economy
Halal and Chinese 😂😂😂😂😂
Always sad to see long standing respected businesses close. Too bad they couldn't have handed it down to younger family members or even a trusted employee.
Been goin here for 20+years man Ima miss this place
People just don't walk away from a successful business they spent their lifetime building so they can play with the grandchildren😂
If it is I grew up going there,it was my favorite pizza place.
Wish them all well!
Heartbreaking! 😢
What that customer said is so true, once a family-owned business like that one closes, nothing takes its place. That's what is sad. It's very expensive to start a business from scratch. An amazing run for that family, I'm sure they are looking forward to the next phases of their lives, but at the same time it has to be bittersweet. I bet their pizza was tasty, especially with the dough made fresh from scratch. Congratulations to all of them for being a wonderful fixture of that community for 56 years. 🍕🍕🙂👍👍
It’s a shame that they couldn’t/wouldn’t have trusted the “old hands” to keep it up and running.
Sad to see place close
Well said, “You work hard, then you get the American dream.” People remember this!
You would think they could have found a buyer(s) who could keep the place going and the employees on the payroll.
Sad.
Brooklyn has become a Manhattan 2.0! Middle class is moving out...
I wish they told the truth why they were closing.
God bless him and his family! I wish him the best in his recovery from the stroke.
Damn
Enjoy life my friend many blessings
Wow, what a shock !! Although I’ve only eaten there a handful of times, Excellent by the way, it’s going to be missed. Just too many of the old time places disappearing.
Enjoy your retirement / free time
Why not hire people to run it for the owners or promote senior employees to manage the business in their name?
That square pizza looks delicious 😋
Wish you the best.
“I’m 50 something years old I’m not gonna say how old I am”😂
I think she just meant she wasn't going to say exactly where in her 50s she is, like 51 or 55 or 59.
I know right 😂😂 I never understood that logic. Say your age. Say it proud. It's a blessing at the end of the day.
@@GPC712 then why start saying it?😂😂
You gotta do what you gotta do. GOD BLESS.
🙏 God bless you all 🇮🇹
Got to witness that place a few months back sad
it was a sad day for sunset park yesterday, we are losing all our original pizzerias, started with Scotties, then Charles , then royal kings , now Johnny's we have no decent pizza on 5th ave anymore , this shit is super sad, but everyone deserves to retire , they served nothing but smiles for years.
I went to the area a few months ago with my kid there was nothing left in the area I was so sad took my kid so he can see where I grew up and all I saw were Mexican stores hardly no restaurants but Johnny's was still there standing I took pictures I will never forget this spot good memories
Brooklyn is getting gentrified and loosing authenticity slowly
thanks 2 biden and dems
Italians were discriminated against in this Country yet they never complained they work hard and built success with the hands. Unlike others who do nothing but complain.
They still have white privilege
Librals dystroyed NYC
Oh nah...they sold out. That's what really happened. The price was right...so they sold out...Now it's gonna be a bank. This family just made millions...that's why they are all smiling. Smh. They sold out to the big corporations...now some bank or Starbucks will replace this 50 year old staple. Smh
Oh no. Heaven forbid someone does well for themselves and is able to spend more quality time with their family.
Over 50 years, they can’t earn enough to buy a building themselves so they can run the family business privately??
Pizza doesn’t make money
@@jenny8588 then how does the 99cents pizza pop up all over New York, and survive high rent ? (Over the past few years, dollar stores demonstrates the resilience of cheap products and is deemed an even better investment than some regular stores), same here. And as long as you have a famous store, easy mortgage. Cash flow is there.
@@michanel888 99 cent pizza shops have been trying to increase prices for years. Dollar stores have equal or greater buying power and pricing then walmart or cosco. Do you think local pizza shops have the same economic model? Study business and economics a little more homie.
@@drayne3750 I’ve seen they go up to 1.50 during the pandameics, that’s simply a model I am referring to. At Brooklyn, it cost probably 1.5-2m for a building now, so much cheaper in the old days. With a store with this, you don’t think they can come up with a mortgage?
Then how does the Chinese and Mexicans became a better economics mentor than you? Because they figured out how to buy their buildings and yet you aren’t?
Chinese and Koreans own their laundromat, how are they able to come up and buy their shop while the family work 50 years, and aren’t able to? THEY need to learn economics 😆
@@michanel888 Hey dumbass who said I was an economic mentor? You have the elitist attitude not me homie.
Maybe they own the building and will sell it to finance their lower stress lifestyle?
Clearly they shouldve gone to you to figure out how to make more money
Your also the kind of guy to complain about a .50 cent increase to a price of pizza. Do you think they lowered prices because they wanted too or because you cried about it?
I've ordered from Johnny's a few times over the past few years. Wish I could do it one last time, but I just saw this piece after they've closed. Wonder if a certain famous chain pizza shop opening up right next door hurt them in recent years. They're certainly cheaper, even if not as good.
Come to Fayetteville, NC
Rocco. Enjoy your retirement. God Bless.
Are you telling me there is no one who wants to buy this successful business?
Younger generations want nothing to do with established family businesses. What a shame. They don't want to work that hard
The best...😢
How about just selling instead of closing it.
Mom and pops shops cant survive rent is extremely high. I just have to ask a question why don’t these places ever just buy the building in this case they been there since the building was dirt cheap, they could have just leased the name out and kept money coming in.
If you sell the restaurant business you have to open up the books.
When pizza was 1 a slice and drink for 2 dollars those days over
I've been all over America....lived in various states....there is NOTHING like NY pizza. It is simply....THE BEST !!!! Places outside of NY try but always come up short. The also-rans try to improve with "custom pies" and fancy ingredients, but they never, EVER, come close to a plain slice of New York's finest !!! Oh, and it's a SLICE of pizza, not a cut, and it's a PIE !!!! Some places say "We're not a bakery, we don't serve pies." Well......BUNK TO THAT !!!!!
Papa John's moved in right next door. That couldn't have helped. I hope people chose the old character-filled place over the mediocre chain restaurant, but that's not always how it works. Sad.
Awh😢
That doesn't make sense, can't sell the Biz? Must be the crazy rents, another Brooklyn Butcher shop that was 75 years running is also closing siting high rent.
Will be missed 😔
I have heard of this place Johnny's Pizzeria, it's sad to hear that it's closing, the old local pizzerias are the best, better than the national chains
This is sad news to hear about. Too bad there was not a plan for someone else outside the family to take it over and continue the legacy it has built for almost 55 years.
''Two Two, Give Me Two.....That's Good""
Sadly you could now expect a Taco Bodega or a Chinese take out
Yah, loosing out to fast food pizza franchises! Not many family own pizzeria left in NYC, LA, SF, Chicago!😂
I don’t get it why not bring in a GM and let him run it or sale the business. Something isn’t right here
Because they were afraid of giving out their secret ingredients and recipe
Why close it ,why not just leave it to the employee's to take the legacy further
Yes. And you end up with a food hall/lounge in a shopping mall instead.
Now if you just show up from out of country you get the American dream. If you're born here, you're living the American nightmare.
nah thats cody rhodes
@@eddiew2325 Haha 😅 okay you win.
So sad but so beautiful as him and his family will be able to enjoy family and know what he ment to the people and how he and his people that has helped him will be missed...
Rent and minimum wage made it not profitable
Definitely the rent...
Did you watch the video? The three owners said they want to take a break and retire. Nothing was mentioned about pricing and rent. You people just make assumptions 😅 when the facts are right in your face.
dems and bozo biden u meen
What a shame.. it should be passed down to family
Surprised nobody bought the place
Dang, this is sad
" square slice " it's called Sicilian!!