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Originally Posted by dc_denizen
north beach and Manhattan's little Italy are just restaurants...not the real thing.
I need to check out Arthur Ave in the Bronx. Still Italian?
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Italian-ish. The neighborhood still has Italians, though they're a minority. But Italians from all over the region still work or shop there, so there's definitely some degree of authenticity. And it's much bigger than Manhattan's Little Italy.
But if you want Italian feel, not Italian American, 13th Ave. in Brooklyn is probably your best bet. NYC had significant Southern Italian immigration until the 1970's, especially to SW Brooklyn, and you are far more likely to hear Italian in SW Brooklyn as opposed to Arthur Ave.
In the Bronx Morris Park is actually the most Italian neighborhood, and has plenty of shops/restaurants, but more for locals than the masses of Manhattanites/suburbanites who flock to Arthur Ave. Here too you will hear Italian.