See sites, sample fare of Staten Island

— -- While taking a bite of the Big Apple, visitors also can sample a slice of Staten Island.

The SINY local tourism board's recently launched Staten Island Pizza Tour takes visitors by bus to four well-regarded purveyors of the gooey, yeasty delights (Jimmy Max, Joe & Pat's, Denino's Pizzeria Tavern and Lee's Tavern).

The $40 tour starts at the Staten Island Ferry terminal (the half-hour ride from the tip of lower Manhattan is free, by the way) and runs every other Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Reservations are required for the outing, which includes a stop at the Staten Island Zoo, a Pizza Tour shirt and a slice of pie and soft drink at each pizza place. Information: 347-273-1257.

Perhaps the least well-known of New York's five boroughs also can be visited via a new weekend Gray Line New York Sightseeing bus tour, which costs $15 and also departs from the ferry terminal on Staten Island. Information: 800-669-0051; coachusa.com/newyorksightseeeing.