Let Me Tell You: I Waited In Line for Three Hours for NYC’s Most Coveted Pizza

Waiting in line is a young man’s game. And once I that young man (or woman or whatever). In my early twenties, I believed in the prize at the end of the line. I had to—the thought alone kept me warm as many nights I stood outside in the dead of D.C. winter in little else but a skin-tight dress. But I’m older now, my outfits actually match the weather and I am more than over long waits and lackluster results. And yet this summer I found myself in quite a few queues, all just for the chance to eat at some of New York’s most coveted restaurants.

I know, I know, I hear the old adage: New Yorkers don’t wait in lines. But we actually do, we just get other people to do it. According to TaskRabbit , New Yorkers have outsourced the wait . In October 2024, the online marketpla