Things have been getting worse and worse for Little Italy over the last decade, and they only seem to be getting ...worser. The NY Post has a story today all about how Little Italy is dying due to rent increases and the changing demographics of the neighborhood, and it sounds like your children won't have a Little Italy to visit in the future: "You can’t rebuild Little Italy," said Robert Ianniello Jr., owner of Umbertos Clam House. "If we go away, it will never be here again. You can’t build an Olive Garden and say it’s Little Italy." [ more › ]
Reported by Gothamist 5 hours ago.
Reported by Gothamist 5 hours ago.