Exclusive | Fuggedabout Little Italy! NYC’s hidden Italian enclaves are the real deal — from antipasto to zeppole

Exclusive | Fuggedabout Little Italy! NYC’s hidden Italian enclaves are the real deal — from antipasto to zeppole

New York’s Italian heart still beats. With more than 2.6 million paesanos living in NYC and environs — at last census, roughly 600,000 in the five boroughs — Italian-Americans are a vital part of city life and culture, a century after their ranks initially swelled to 17 percent of the city’s total population. Today, that … Read more

I own Dyker Heights’ most iconic Christmas home — my kids won’t get it unless they promise to decorate

I own Dyker Heights’ most iconic Christmas home — my kids won’t get it unless they promise to decorate

The Brooklyn woman who owns the most Christmas-decorated house in Dyker Heights has one stipulation before her children can inherit the home: The holiday tradition must continue. Lucy Spata, 68, has put in her will that her children and grandchildren won’t be able to get the house legally unless they decorate it every year. “As … Read more