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Nice story. I had the good fortune to live near Sal and Carmine's in the early 60's, and then to rediscover it with my kids (now themselves S&C loyalists) at new location in the 90's. It's still the best pizza bar none I've ever had, to my mind best appreciated when eaten plain. Contrary to what was suggested in a previous comment on this site, neither Sal nor Carmine was at all surly or grouchy, merely businesslike and not particularly given to chatting up customers. When our niece was starting a pizza place here in Vermont, they were both very helpful, taking an interest and offering advice and suggestions. We got the full story of how they were run out of the 95th Street building. But I never knew that they were brothers, or that Luciano was Sal's grandson. Thanks for all this Sal and Carmine's lore--it's wonderful to hear.