Yeah, I heard that. As you say, they were a staple in the neighborhood forever. Its a shame how some things change. But thats what life is, I guess. Aside from the string of restaurants that still dot Mulberry Street (many of which are relatively new themselves, and now cater to the tourists, rather than to native New Yorkers), the neighborhood is almost unrecognizable from years back.

Little Italy is getting littler by the day!