It’s a slice of history! New Yok City officials gathered at the corner of East 15th Street and Avenue J on Saturday to pay tribute to the late Domenico “Dom” DeMarco, the legendary pizzaiolo behind Di Fara Pizza, with a new commemorative street sign. DeMarco, the beloved patriarch of Di Fara, founded the Midwood pizzeria and crafted its legendary pies for more than 50 years. He died in 2022 at the age of 85. 

“Dom De Marco was a legend,” Mayor Eric Adams said after DeMarco’s death. “He brought a little slice of Caserta from Italy to New York City.” DeMarco emigrated from Italy in 1959 and eventually opened what would become a Brooklyn institution in a modest storefront on Avenue J. The name “Di Fara” is a blend of his own name and that of a former business partner, whom DeMarco bought out in 1978.