NEW YORK --
One of Mayor Bill de Blasio's top aides committed a serious offense in the eyes of New Yorkers.Eric Phillips is de Blasio's press secretary. One of his recent tweets, featuring a photo of a pizza from Pequod's in Chicago, sparked a frenzy on Twitter over whose pie is the best in the nation.
This is the best pizza in the United States and it’s not close. pic.twitter.com/wnKBUjuHkl
— Eric Phillips (@EricFPhillips) November 12, 2017
New Yorkers started slamming Phillips, who is originally from Wisconsin. But Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel agreed, tweeting, "Confirming what everyone already knew, sorry."
Confirming what everyone already knew. Sorry, @NYCMayor. https://t.co/hA2V96Kf0E
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel (@ChicagosMayor) November 14, 2017
One New Yorker said people need a nap after a slice and a half of Chicago pizza.
We asked our Facebook followers to vote on their favorite style of pizza. Let's show Chicago which city makes REAL pizza: