The complete Staten Island pizza map: 177 spots to buy a slice or pie [Video]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Visuals often help to express the depth and breadth of a subject — like pizza. It’s a vast concept on Staten Island with 177 options, at the moment.

And there’s a map for all that.

Check out our interactive plotting based on the currently active food licenses as per the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and research of menus.

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Here are a few take-aways:

• Highly concentrated areas lend themselves to DIY pizza tours by foot or bicycle.
• Flatbreads count as pizza in our book, as at Pastavino in Stapleton, Tommy’s Tavern at the Staten Island Mall, Dolce Fantasia in Charleston and Violette’s in Grant City.
• Bar pies aka personal pies only can be found at Panino Rustico in Huguenot and Grant City and Aunt Butchies of Richmond Valley.
• Island Social of Great Kills serves late-night pizza, after 10 p.m. only.
• The North Shore has great …