By Beth Connolly

Is New York the most Italian city in the United States? For over one hundred years her harbors and airports have accepted (though not always welcomed, at first) millions of Italian immigrants who settled in enclaves across Brooklyn, the Bronx, and all of the boroughs, establishing restaurants, bakeries, and grocery stores that successfully recreated some of the best parts of life in the "old country." So it's not surprising that New York City is home to the largest population of Italian Americans in the United States (and the third largest in the world.)

Today, the descendants of these Italian immigrants still walk our streets, and some of them own and operate the businesses that kept their parents and grandparents connected to their roots in Italy. Many others have opened scores of new establishments that reflect the essence of contemporary Italian style and the heart of authentic Italian culture.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano