While New York City sees a constant shift in its restaurant scene, one family-owned restaurant is still going strong after 70 years. Since Patsy's Italian Restaurant opened on 56th Street in between 7th and 8th Avenue in 1944, it has only had three chefs: Pasquale Scognamillo (or Patsy, as he became known), his son Joe, and his grandson, Sal.

Four generations of Scognamillos have worked at the restaurant, including Sal's brother, Frank, and Frank's son, Paul. Today, the restaurant is famous for being Frank Sinatra's favorite, but it has drawn in a slew of celebrity diners, from George Clooney and Al Pacino to James Gandolfini and Tony Bennett.

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