Although this past year has been filled with darkness and despair, there are two couples working together in Bronx’s Little Italy, both of whom have been married for almost half a century.

Lori, 71 and Marco Coletta, 75, own and operate Tra Di Noi, at 622 East 187^th Street, best known for their lasagna Bolognese, pasta con fave, calamari fritti, homemade gnocchi and stracotto (slow-braised beef.)