aNYway: day 6

Back in business with Tim Burton @ the MoMa


one word: GENIUS


Pretty DGAF


Uh oh, I'm scared


From Paris to LA in NYC


Gateway to the Shaolin Slums


Why pay $12 when you can get this view from the Staten Island Ferry for FREE?


Best kept secret tourist attraction in NYC


But Staten Island's Pizza is no secret

So what exactly brought us to Staten Island? DGAF likes to not just explore the touristy spots, but places that are the real deal as well. Besides the obvious Wu-Tang connection, we'd also found out about the Staten Island Pizza Tour. Yes, a PIZZA TOUR. We initially weren't too sure about spending $40 until we realized you got HOOKED up with not only a standard tour of the borough, but also, a slice of pizza and a beverage at FOUR locations, two desserts, and a T-SHIRT.

After we realized how good of a deal it was, we were HEARTBROKEN to find out that the tours only ran on Saturdays and you needed to book at least 2 weeks in advance. It was the day after the Ed Banger party/afterparty, and we'd only found out about it online a few days before it was supposed to happen. So we decided to take our own mini-tour. I'd researched the four stops on the tour and we decided on Lee's Tavern in Dongan Hills as it was the most easily accessible one. The other three required riding buses and a little more navigation, but Lee's was pretty much right outside the Dongan Hills Staten Island Railway stop.

Dongan Hills is a totally chill suburb. It was almost hard to believe that we were still in NYC. It was a purely legit local's bar, and we felt a little out of place. The bartender, who we think was the owner, was witty as all hell and the mozzarella and basil pizza was nothing short of mind blowing. It was totally fresh, the ingredients were all real, and we managed to eat an entire large all by ourselves. If you wanna explore NYC, make sure you definitely visit some non-touristy areas. We also found New Yorkers to be generally friendly, and you probably won't be let down by the food. It's all about realistic experiences, so be DGAF in all your travels.