Thursday,
October 09, 2008
NY "Little
The
ANNOTICO Report
October,
Italian -American Cultural Month is celebrated by the Opening of NY Manhattan
"Little Italy Museum, and the announcement of the creation of NY Borough
Maps, starting with
A Big Chunk of History at Little
A museum
dedicated to telling the experiences of the immigrants who arrived in Little Italy opened its doors Wednesday at the corner of
Mulberry and Grand Sts.
Located inside
the community's former bank, which operated from the 1880s to 1932 and was
known as Banca Stabile, it will display exhibits and documents
found in the building's storage basement and safe deposit boxes, including old
passports, deeds and bankbooks.
"It gives
you insight into the history of this area," museum curator Nancy Cataldi said.
"It's very
important because Little Italy has changed so much. There's nothing authentic
over here anymore.
"At least
you can give people the history of what it was like down here - give people a
feeling of this area," she said.
The museum
opening comes as the NYPD also celebrates
Italian heritage with a concert ...tonight.
The Italian National Police Band will perform, and
proceeds go to the Columbia Association,
which provides grants and scholarships to Italian-American children.
cboyle@nydailynews.com
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The rich history of
Italian-Americans in Queens is so extensive
it deserves its own map, is the belief and the
plan of CUNY's Calandra
Institute, based at
It would detail
Italian-American history in the borough, ranging from the birthplaces and
graves of the famous to notable buildings. With enough funding, the map could
be expanded to all five boroughs.
"We're not knocking
It was noted that Giuseppe (Joe)
Petrosino, a pioneer in the New York City Police Department, is buried at
A number of
other prominent leaders from
Queens also
produced notable entertainers - famed crooner Tony
Bennett grew up in
The
Italian-American map is to be accessible and not overly academic.
"It would
map out an overview of the history and contributions of Italians and
Italian-Americans in the
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