"the overwhelming majority of independent pizza places still serve this almost exclusively" The old neighborhood independent ones, sure. But newer developments

"the overwhelming majority of independent pizza places still serve this almost exclusively" The old neighborhood independent ones, sure. But newer developments (that aren't just catering to campus) are seemingly all NY-style. To be honest I'm probably less annoyed with having the option than I am with that we have our own stuff, so let's celebrate that instead of copying NY and LA and being a purely derivative culture. If I want NY-style pizza, I'm going to NY. Anything else is a poor imitation.