Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Paulie Gee’s appears headed for former Dunkin’ space on 1st Avenue

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

Pizzeria sleuths have ID'd the former Dunkin' outpost on the NE corner of First Avenue and Sixth Street as the first Manhattan outpost of Paulie Gee's. 

Yesterday on Instagram, the Greenpoint-based pizzeria posted a Photoshopped preview of a new location with wraparound signage — which several sharp-eyed observers quickly pegged as the East Village.

The post didn't mention this neighborhood, just, "Can you guess where this is?"
 
We've popped our head inside the under-renovation space in recent months, and workers told us it would become a slice shop. (Photo below from Dec. 23.)
Paulie Gee's was previously exploring opening an outpost at 107 First Ave., the former Huertas space between Sixth Street and Seventh Street. Reps for Paulie Gee's were set to appear before Community Board 3 in December 2023, though the EV plans didn't materialize at the time. (Adda later opened at the address.) 

Paulie Gee's also has shops in Baltimore, Chicago, Columbus, Ohio, and Philadelphia. Paul Giannone opened the first location in Greenpoint in 2010, and the lines followed. Dunkin' closed here last May.

A slice from Paulie Gee's and a drink next door at the International sounds good to us. 

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1 comment:

  1. tomJanuary 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM

    Oh yeah I remember this was mentioned a while back. Would be nice to have them in the hood. I didn’t mind the ferry ride to Greenpoint but it was more of a summer kind of trip. Hope they do come to the EV

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