Spicy New Yorkers say Detroit-style pizza will ‘never’ top city in battle for nation’s best

Hold the pepperoni and red pepper, this pie is spicy enough — and comes with topped with extra beef.

As Detroit-style pizza gains popularity across the country hardened New Yorkers are balking at the incursion on their thin-crusted foldable slices – even as one local pie-slinger told The Post the thick-crusted Detroit style is “very trendy right now” even in the Big Apple.

“Who was a part of that? Not real New Yorkers!” Brooklynite Roberto, 36, said of declaring Detroit-style new king.

“Who wants to bite down on a pile of dough? No way,” he railed The Post outside of New York style standby Grimaldi’s.

“I personally think a good New York pepperoni slice can outdo any state,” said another loyalist, lifelong New Yorker Carlos Gomez, 70.

A third ran off, pizza in hand, yelling “New York Pizza all the way baby!”