--- description: Pizza Squirrel, a charming resident of Park Slope, is just out here, trying to eat. title: Now There's A Pizza Squirrel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Now There's a Pizza Squirrel  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2016 2:41 PM CUT  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 1, 2016 2:41 PM CUT Move over [Pizza Rat](http://time.com/4043383/rat-pizza-slice-subway/ "undefined") — there’s a [new pizza rodent in town](http://time.com/4067882/two-pizza-rats/ "undefined"). Meet Pizza Squirrel, a charming resident of Park Slope who, like most of us, is [just out here, trying to eat](http://time.com/4094627/doughnut-rat-new-york-city/ "undefined"). Unlike the multitudes of hyper-aggro squirrels in New York City who might fight you for food in Central Park, this placid creature prefers to observe his fellow Brooklyn residents from a high perch, while indulging in a dollar slice, which honestly, is all most of us really want in life. He was captured in his natural habitat by journalist Ben Popper, who recounted his experience with Pizza Squirrel in a piece for the [_Verge_](http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/30/12070038/pizza-squirrel-park-slope-ben-popper-meme-dad "undefined"), calling it his “greatest work as a journalist.” May we all aspire to live our lives like Pizza Squirrel. > [](https://twitter.com/benpopper/status/748468402667327488) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4391117/pizza-squirrel-park-slope/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4391117/pizza-squirrel-park-slope/"},"headline":"Now There's a Pizza Squirrel","datePublished":"2016-07-01T14:41:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:59.613Z","description":"Just out here, trying to eat","url":"https://time.com/4391117/pizza-squirrel-park-slope/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","animals","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4391117/pizza-squirrel-park-slope/","name":"Now There's a Pizza Squirrel"}}]}] ```