Domenico DeMarco, founder of Di Fara Pizza in Brooklyn, dies at 85

MIDWOOD, Brooklyn (WABC) -- He was considered the Patriarch of Pizza for generations of New Yorkers - Domenico DeMarco, the founder of the renowned Di Fara Pizza in Brooklyn has died at the age of 85.

DeMarco's daughter broke the news on social media.
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DeMarco, or 'Dom' as he was called, immigrated to New York from Italy in 1959 and opened Di Fara on Avenue J in Midwood in 1965.

His pizza quickly built up a following, and over the decades, it was consistently ranked among the best slices in the city.

Di Fara's in Midwood was closed on Thursday.

There are also family-pwned shops in Williamsburg and Las Vegas.



His daughter's message did not reveal what DeMarco died from.

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