I hear you. My father was born on the other side but grew up on Elizabeth Street, and my grandparents still lived there until the early 80s. I was young at the time, but can recall the apartment there - bathtub in the kitchen, haha. The family dispersed to Bensonhurst, Canarsie and Staten Island. The Bensonhurst crew are one of the last Italian families on their block. The Canarsie crew finally bailed out and relocated to Staten Island 10 years ago. Amazing how quickly those neighborhoods changed.