Hot Dogs Or Cheesecake? Pizza Or Knishes? NYC Snackdown's Final 4

NEW YORK — The eaters have spoken, and the NYC Snackdown — Patch's search for New York City's most iconic food — is down to the final four.

Pizza beat out bagels by just two votes, and cheesecake won a fairly close battle against the vaunted black and white cookie. But hot dogs won a blowout victory over the halal platter, while knishes easily defeated dumplings to become the supreme pocket of deliciousness.

Now Patch readers will make two impossible choices to determine which two dishes will duke it out for the Big Apple's culinary crown.

Here are the Snackdown matchups for the semifinal round:

Pizza vs. Knishes

It's a very doughy dust-up. The city's esteemed slice is famous across the globe and beloved by generations of New Yorkers. Who doesn't love a crispy crust piled with gobs of cheese that you can eat on the move?

But the knish will give pizza a run for its money. Traditionally stuffed with potato and onion, they're just as portable and have a deep history in the city. The oldest family-owned-and-operated knishery in America, Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery, is still in business on the Lower East Side.

Hot Dogs vs. Cheesecake

This pits a street meat against a sweet treat. From the carts on Manhattan street corners to Nathan's famous Coney Island stand, hot dogs are an integral part of New York City life. But American cheesecake can trace its roots all the way back to the Empire State — and nowhere can one find a better slice than in the five boroughs.

Cast your votes below to choose New York City's most iconic food finalists. This round of voting will end at 11 p.m. Thusday, Oct. 3. We'll announce which items made it to the next round the following Sunday, Oct. 6.