RC's NYC Pizza & Pasta in New Caney permanently closes

RC’s NYC Pizza & Pasta in New Caney permanently closed May 17. (Courtesy RC's NYC Pizza & Pasta)

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By Kelly Schafler | 3:12 PM May 28, 2020 CDT | Updated 3:24 PM May 28, 2020 CDT

RC’s NYC Pizza & Pasta, located at 21572 Market Place Drive, Ste. 100, New Caney, permanently closed May 17. Owner Westin Sarvadi said his franchised location closed due to impacts from the coronavirus. The eatery served New York-style pizzas, pastas, wings and desserts. RC’s NYC Pizza & Pasta's two other locations in Kingwood and The Woodlands are not affected by this closure. www.rcsnycpizza.com

By Kelly Schafler

Editor, Lake Houston | Humble | Kingwood

Kelly Schafler is the editor for the Lake Houston, Humble and Kingwood edition of Community Impact Newspaper, covering public education, city government, development, businesses, local events and all things community-related. Before she became editor, she was the reporter for the Conroe and Montgomery edition for a year and a half.

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