Behold! Ecce is bringing square slices to 2nd Avenue

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy 

Ecce, a new pizza shop at 77 Second Ave. between Fourth and Fifth Streets, is set to open today. 

Owner Kyle Downey said the shop will specialize in square slices — aka grandma slices — along with desserts such as cinnamon knots and chocolate chip cookies. 

His goal: "an easily accessible and excellent slice shop."

Slices will be around $5, with a few non-meat vegetarian options on the menu. There won't be any vegan or gluten-free offerings to start. Ecce also isn't planning table service or beer and wine.

Downey expects the initial hours to be roughly noon to 9 p.m., though those are still flexible. Eventually, he'd like to stay open until midnight on weekends as the business "matures." 

And about that name: Ecce isn't Italian, as we initially assumed. It's Latin for "behold." 

Downey said he simply liked the word — and thought it sounded "powerful." 

So, behold: pizza.