Category Archives: New York

Italian is Cool

Posted on October 25, 2018 by babbityjean

In June 2018 I read an article in an Italian newspaper about the growth of studying the Italian language in and around New York City.  In the last five years, the number of children that study Italian, from elementary school … Continue reading →

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La vera Little Italy nel Bronx

Posted on September 13, 2018 by babbityjean

C’era una volta Little Italy a Manhattan, casa di migliaia di italiani che sono emigrati lì dalla fine dell’Ottocento agli anni 50.  La maggior parte venne dall’Italia meridionale: i siciliani si sono stabiliti in Elizabeth Street, i napoletani si sono … Continue reading →

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The Real Little Italy in the Bronx

Posted on September 13, 2018 by babbityjean

Once upon a time there was Little Italy in Manhattan, home to thousands of Italians who had emigrated there from the late nineteenth century to the 1950s.  Most came from southern Italy:  the Sicilians settled on Elizabeth Street, the Neapolitans … Continue reading →

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