Screamers Pizzeria

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We Scream for Vegan Pizza via AM New York

Happy Friday, Greenpoint! This week, in an effort to find the best vegan pizza in the city, AM New York landed in Greenpoint, at Screamers.

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Screamers Pizza, Greenpoint’s Own Vegan Pizzeria

Posted by Siobhan Wallace | July 5, 2016

image via @screamerspizzeria on Instagram — Image via @screamerspizzeria on Instagram

A few weeks ago, the former Champs Junior spot on Manhattan Avenue (between Nassau and Driggs) turned into Screamers Pizzeria, a vegan pizzeria. Screamers is owned by Brad Baker, the man behind Champs Diner and Haymaker’s Corner Store, in a joint venture with chefs Mark Mebus and Ryan Moylan of Philly’s Blackbird Pizzeria. Blackbird is apparently some of the best vegan pizza available in the country, so this is a pretty big deal in the vegan world. I stopped by to see what it’s all about and get my first taste of a true vegan-with-cheese pizza.
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