north beach and Manhattan's little Italy are just restaurants...not the real thing.
I need to check out Arthur Ave in the Bronx. Still Italian?
In NJ there is enormous Italian influence everywhere, but it's not always so concentrated.
In south Philly you have an Italian population that never left, the descendants of immigrants from 100 years ago. Whereas the Italians (and Irish) left NYC for the suburbs 50 years ago.
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Joined the bus on the 33rd seat
By the doo-doo room with the reek replete
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