Little Italy (New York City)
Under Little Italy who understand New York , the former Italian neighborhoods in Manhattan in the United States .
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In the 19th century, 40,000 southern Italians lived in Little Italy in mostly cramped, dingy apartment buildings that spanned 17 blocks around Mulberry Street . The houses were built so close together that the lower floors hardly got any light. Often tuberculosis spread and claimed many victims. Organized crime, the Mafia and Cosa Nostra , were also very popular in the district. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the ethnic neighborhoods in New York such as Little Italy or Little Germany gradually dissolved, as the descendants of the immigrants became wealthier and moved to higher-quality neighborhoods. According to the current census , today only around five percent of Little Italy's residents are of Italian descent . In addition, all of these recorded individuals were born in the United States. The Italian-Americans were largely ousted by the Chinese ethnic group .
Today, Little Italy can only be found on Mullberry Street and Grand Street . On the day of St. Januarius , the Festa di San Gennaro, there is a big festival every year on September 19th. During the festivities, which last a total of 10 days, Mulberry Street will be renamed Via San Gennaro and the relic will be ceremoniously carried through the streets.
New Yorkers appreciate the Italian Quarter primarily for its inexpensive Italian food.
Famous pepole
- Professional criminals Ignazio "The Wolf" Lupo , Michele "Big Mike" Miranda , Peter DeFeo , Matthew "Matty the Horse" Ianniello and John Gotti (boss of the Gambino family ) worked from Little Italy.
- Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro grew up in Little Italy.
Other Italian-American districts
- In Manhattan : East Harlem ( Italian Harlem )
- In the Bronx : Little Italy of the Bronx including Morris Park and Pelham Bay
- In Brooklyn : Bensonhurst , Bay Ridge , Dyker Heights , Bath Beach , South Brooklyn
- In Queens : Howard Beach , Ozone Park , Middle Village
- Staten Island : No other borough in the US has such a large proportion of Italian Americans
In culture
- Little Italy was the scene of a part of the novel The Godfather by Mario Puzo, who as a template for movies The Godfather , The Godfather - Part II and The Godfather - Part III served .
- Little Italy plays a role in the computer game Grand Theft Auto 4 .
See also
Web links
- Sam Roberts: New York's Little Italy, Littler by the Year , New York Times, February 21, 2011
Coordinates: 40 ° 43 ′ 12 ″ N , 73 ° 59 ′ 49 ″ W.