Little Italy, as the name suggests, is a section of Lower Manhattan where Italian immigrants first settled after arriving in New York City at the turn of the century. Today, the neighborhood has diminished to about half its original size due to the ever expansion of Chinatown, as well as the decrease in the number of new Italian immigrants to the US. Most of the first and second generation Italians who grew up in the area have moved on to other parts of the city or to the suburbs.What makes Lower Manhattan so interesting is the dynamics of its population over time. Prior to the arrival of Italian immigrants in the 1900s, this area was inhabited mostly by Irish immigrants who came here in the early 1800s. Now, Little Italy is slowly being engulfed by a newer immigrant population, ie. the Chinese.
This photo was taken inside an Italian deli and it shows a big wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese being cut up into smaller pieces. The yellow cubes of cheese on the right are Pecorino Romano and you can see someone walking by with a tray of freshly made canolis.
6 comments:
You can give me anything Italy :)
Yes, I have eaten Dragonfruit. Not my favourite of fruits. My mum loves them.
Umm. That cheese looks awfully good. I like the way you photographed the worker, intend on his job. We have ethnic Christmas dinners and this year it was Italian--too good!!
Little Italy is my fav!
Ok..now that's not fair. All of that awesome food in NYC! My favorite Italian resturaunt is in Little Italy.
Somehow it's hard to eat at the local Olive Garden now.
ha!
Delta - I went looking for the Italian restaurant you liked but I couldn't find it. I think it has closed.
Kate - did you guys have the 7 fishes for Christmas?? It's a very typical Italian tradition.
I like this active working shot. My carpal tunnel syndrome would be screaming at me if I had to cut up all that parmasiano reggiano.
I sure wanna eat some great Italian food now!
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