I guess we're talking about "all time" favorites?

Because even though Spaghetti Park is a great place and A LOT of Italian Americans DO hang out there this time of year, Corona is hardly predominantly Italian as a whole anymore. And for that matter, Mulberry Street isn't Italian at all anymore, except for the restaurants and cafes (although Angelo's IS still one of my favorite restaurants in the entire city).

So that being said, I'll just go with my old neighbnorhood. Belmont, The Bronx. Growing up on 187th Street in the '60s and '70s was magic. Today only the stores and restaurants remain Italian, but it's still a great place to go for dinner and to do your shopping.

The area was heavily Albanian for awhile, but even the Albanians have started to move to the suburbs. The area is mostly mixed Latino today. Just to give you an idea, Mount Carmel Church (made famous in "A Bronx Tale") is down to one Italian mass a week. They have masses in Spanish every day.


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