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Paulie Gee's is a pizzeria in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. It opened in 2010, serving Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizzas. Its success led to the opening of Paulie Gee's Slice Shop in the same neighborhood, which has also been franchised at several location in the Untied States.

Paulie Gee is the professional name of Paul Giannone, a former information technology professional. Giannone was a long-time home pizza chef working to develop his ideal pie in a wood-burning brick oven that he built. He networked with pizza bloggers and invited them to his house for tastings, which he credits for some of his later positive reception. After 30 years in IT, he switched careers and opened Paulie Gee's in 2010.