$1 slice Pizza Hub up next at 59 First Ave.

Pizza Hub (type that in a search engine and you'll get Pizza Hut) is the latest slice shop to give 59 First Ave. a go. 

Halal Bites Pizza arrived in the fall of 2024 here between Third Street and Fourth Street... it later morphed into Basilico Pizzeria, which went dark last month. 

New owners are here now. Like its predecessors, the Hub — pinching Basilico Pizzeria's signage for the time being — offers inexpensive slices.

Here, the basic model starts at $1... with an 18-inch cheese pie going for $8.

And your $1 slice...

After some deliberation, our dining companion offered a careful assessment: "It's not bad." This was followed by a quieter clarification: "But it's not good." 

Still, at $1, it's a better deal than the slice places that have stealthily nudged prices up to $1.50.