Little Italy
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Business•Features
Little Italy’s Feast of San Gennaro makes a comeback
Business owners hoped the feast would be the boost neighborhood businesses would need.
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Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
Little Italy’s restaurants need indoor dining to survive pandemic
According to Eater NYC, around 1,000 restaurants in NYC have permanently closed due to rent payments piling up.
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Special Report: In Our Backyard
Soho -Elizabeth Street Garden
Episode 2: Treasured green space vs affordable housing for seniors
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Features
Healthy foods are everywhere in Little Italy’s San Gennero Feast
Meat alternatives are also becoming popular among vendors
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Features•News
Some Little Italy’s families can’t get next generation to join them
The generations of families that have been the foundation of the neighborhood is thinning
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Features
Crowds are thin, but hopes high at Feast of San Gennaro
A few idle visitors walked by to check out the various homemade pizzas lining the picnic table style stand for the family’s bar. They walked away empty-handed.
Features•Multimedia
Little Italy has shrunk, but its spirit remains
Little Italy still boast the best cannolis and nostalgia for those who stayed.
Features•Special Reports
NYC Cold: Bad Weather brings big business to plumbing store
The brutal winter is this shop’s good fortune.
Features
Big business in Little Italy
Ferrara, a Little Italy espresso bar, has remained a constant in an ever-changing neighborhood.
Features
As Little Italy changes, some resist
Vincent Cirelli likes familiarity. He is 59 and has had the same moustache since he was 16.