What is Little Italy now, and what is its future five to ten years from now?
Vincenzo Milione: Okay, let me diverge a little bit because there’s an interesting comment made. That is, preserve Chinatown. We couldn’t do it as Italians back then; we didn’t have that sophistication. The Jews couldn’t do it back then; they didn’t have that sophistication. You do, and I hope you would. Little Italy is now the restaurants. Who’s living there? It is the Asians. What’s going to happen to Little Italy? There is a phenomenon, not just in New York, in Chicago, or San Francisco. Wherever you find a Chinatown, you’ll find a Little Italy. That says something about our cultures. I think we’re going to preserve Little Italy. We have the San Gennero festival. We’re not going to forget it, but it’s never going to be the same. I think, as much as you could preserve your culture there, you should do it now. Did that answer your question? Little Italy disappears basically. We have very good scholars that have spoken to this group. Jerry Krase is Professor Emeritus from Brooklyn Coll
