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Maybe 20 years ago, but not any longer, most of those areas are now Chinese and Russian.
Most of the Brooklyn Italians moved to Staten (Italy) Island, NJ and some like me have moved out to LI.
Once again - you are spreading misinformation, there continues to be a heavy population of Italians (read: speak, read and are culturally aware) in Southwest Brooklyn. Yes, there has been an exodus to Staten (read: Garbage Dump) Island, however good riddance as most of them are more American than Italian. Capische?
To answer the OP: Valley Stream, Garden City, Westbury, Massapequa, Lyndhurst, Babylon - basically, just about any town with the exception of Wyandanch, Central Booking , um, I mean Central Islip, and some of the other ruff and tumble weed hoods.
Once again - you are spreading misinformation, there continues to be a heavy population of Italians (read: speak, read and are culturally aware) in Southwest Brooklyn. Yes, there has been an exodus to Staten (read: Garbage Dump) Island, however good riddance as most of them are more American than Italian. Capische?
To answer the OP: Valley Stream, Garden City, Westbury, Massapequa, Lyndhurst, Babylon - basically, just about any town with the exception of Wyandanch, Central Booking , um, I mean Central Islip, and some of the other ruff and tumble weed hoods.
Um considering I lived there until last year and I WAS THE ONLY ITALIAN LEFT ON MY BLOCK (BENSONHURST) I think I know a thing or two.
When I came from ITALY in 1982 you didnt need to speak English in many areas of Bensonhurst Dyker and Bay Ridge as many people spoke Italian in the streets. They were the predominant population in these areas, this is no longer the case.
I challenge you now to walk 86th street, 13th avenue, 18th avenue or 5th avenue and tell me what languages are spoken (Russian,Chinese, Spanish with some Arabic)
Is there still a large population of Italian or Italian/Americans in these 3 areas in Brooklyn it depends...They are now the minority to these other immigrants.
Commack used to be faux marble pillars and fountains back in the day - good chunk of it probably still is... The JAPs moved in and I'd say it's predominantly Jewish now. Many examples we could all come up with of towns changing over time.
Even then, the Italian Catholic presence is really all over. I mean Shirley has a pork store. It would be tough listing all the towns and probably easier to list the ones that "aren't Italian at all".
Um considering I lived there until last year and I WAS THE ONLY ITALIAN LEFT ON MY BLOCK (BENSONHURST) I think I know a thing or two.
When I came from ITALY in 1982 you didnt need to speak English in many areas of Bensonhurst Dyker and Bay Ridge as many people spoke Italian in the streets. They were the predominant population in these areas, this is no longer the case.
I challenge you now to walk 86th street, 13th avenue, 18th avenue or 5th avenue and tell me what languages are spoken (Russian,Chinese, Spanish with some Arabic)
Is there still a large population of Italian or Italian/Americans in these 3 areas in Brooklyn it depends...They are now the minority to these other immigrants.
Yeah, I would agree with this post. Brooklyn hasn't been a hot bed for Italians in quite a long time. Most of them moved to Long Island or New Jersey. Bay Ridge, is predominantly Hispanic, Indian, Russian, and Greek now. In fact, I would argue that the once vaunted and acclaimed Italian food from Brooklyn has dropped precipitously in quality in the past 20 years.
Even Aerio's in Bay Ridge isn't as good as it once was. It breaks my heart, with my family originally being from 80th & 5th, but it's true
In the extreme southwest part of of Long Island, in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn, from west to east, you'll find the heavily Italian neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst.
Actually these areas (with the exception of Dyker and Bensonhurst around
18th Avenue) are predominantly Russian and Chinese now. They have done a remarkable job of keeping up the neighborhoods and maintaining values, but they don't assimilate well. It's getting harder to find signs in English anymore.
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, um, I mean Central Islip, and some of the other ruff and tumble weed hoods.
