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What they left behind, nobody knows....</div> 803 </div> 804 </div> 805 </div> 806</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-6114 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 807 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 808 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 809 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 810 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/cost-of-living-nyc-1900-vs-today/"> 811 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-51-640x480.png" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="Cost of Living in NYC in 1900 vs Today: Rent, Wages, and Real Life" /> 812 </a> 813 </div> 814 </div> 815 816 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 817 818 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 819 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/cost-of-living-nyc-1900-vs-today/">Cost of Living in NYC in 1900 vs Today: Rent, Wages, and Real Life</a> 820 </h2> 821 822 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 823 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">Rent in 1900: Cheap on Paper, Hard in Reality At the beginning of the twentieth century, many working-class New Yorkers lived in tenement buildings in neighborhoods like the Lower East Side. These apartments were small and often poorly ventilated. Bathrooms were frequently shared with other tenants in the hallway or courtyard. A typical tenement apartment rented for about $10 to $14 per month around 1900. Adjusted for inflation, that is...</div> 824 </div> 825 </div> 826 </div> 827</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-5218 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 828 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 829 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 830 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 831 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-proposed-brooklyn-battery-bri
831dge/"> 832 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/battery-park-bridge_2_watermark-e1754433092571-640x480.png" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="The Proposed Brooklyn-Battery Bridge" /> 833 </a> 834 </div> 835 </div> 836 837 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 838 839 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 840 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-proposed-brooklyn-battery-bridge/">The Proposed Brooklyn-Battery Bridge</a> 841 </h2> 842 843 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 844 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">This article is adapted from the upcoming book People vs. Power: The Real Estate Battles That Shaped New York City by LESHP founder, Eric Ferrara. The book examines historic land use and development conflicts across the Five Boroughs, focusing on how communities responded to major planning decisions. COMING SOON! The People: Preservationists, federal officials, historians, civic reformers The Power: Robert Moses, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, City Hall...</div> 845 </div> 846 </div> 847 </div> 848</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4980 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 849 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 850 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 851 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 852 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/hey-putz-this-is-how-yiddish-became-the-secret-language-of-american-culture/"> 853 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/flb1223-1484866487-640x480.jpg" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="Hey Putz, This is How Yiddish Became the Secret Language of American Culture" /> 854 </a> 855 </div> 856 </div> 857 858 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 859 860 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 861 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/hey-putz-this-is-how-yiddish-became-the-secret-language-of-american-culture/">Hey Putz, This is How Yiddish Became the Secret Language of American Culture</a> 862 </h2> 863 864 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 865 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">âA Language Without a Countryâ Comes to America Yiddishâa fusion of German, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Slavic languagesâwas born in medieval Central Europe. For centuries, it thrived in the shtetls (market towns) of Eastern Europe as the everyday tongue of Jews, carrying their jokes, prayers, and lullabies. But pogroms, poverty, and antisemitism drove millions to America, where they crowded into tenements on the Lower East Side. By 1910, over 350,000 Jews lived on...</div> 866 </div> 867 </div> 868 </div> 869</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4924 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 870 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 871 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 872 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 873 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/what-was-an-enslaved-african-diet-like-in-new-amsterdam/"> 874 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/african-woman-new-amsterdam-AI-640x480.png" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="What Was An Enslaved African’s Diet Like in New Amsterdam?" /> 875 </a> 876 </div> 877 </div> 878 879 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 880 881 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 882 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/what-was-an-enslaved-african-diet-like-in-new-amsterdam/">What Was An Enslaved African’s Diet Like in New Amsterdam?</a> 883 </h2> 884 885 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 886 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">The Colonial Food System Enslavers, primarily the Dutch West India Company (WIC) and private colonists, provided minimal sustenance to enslaved laborers. Archival records from the 1660s outline weekly rations as âhalf a bushel of maize, four pounds of pork, and half a barrel of small beerâ per person. These rations were neither consistent nor sufficient. Maize, often ground into coarse meal, formed the dietary staple, while salted pork supplied meager...</div> 887 </div> 888 </div> 889 </div> 890</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4454 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-sticky bdpp-has-thumb"> 891 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 892 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 893 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 894 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-dark-and-forgotten-history-of-italian-immigration-i-bet-you-didnt-know/"> 895 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/Italian-immigrants-Photograph-by-Edmunds-E.-Bond-ca.-1915.-Courtesy-of-the-Trustees-of-
895Boston-Public-Library-640x480.jpg" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="The Dark and Forgotten History of Italian Immigration I bet You Didn’t Know" /> 896 </a> 897 </div> 898 </div> 899 900 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 901 902 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 903 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-dark-and-forgotten-history-of-italian-immigration-i-bet-you-didnt-know/">The Dark and Forgotten History of Italian Immigration I bet You Didn’t Know</a> 904 </h2> 905 906 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 907 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">I have been doing lectures, giving tours, and teaching classes at universities for over two decades, and to my disappointment, 90% of people I teachâincluding Italian Americansânever learned the true, dark history of how many our ancestors arrived to the United States. It is just not taught in schools, and somehow, History Channel and the like conveniently avoid the topic. When I ask Italian Americans what they think, most say...</div> 908 </div> 909 </div> 910 </div> 911</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4733 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 912 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 913 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 914 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 915 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/who-planned-funded-and-built-the-tenements-of-nyc/"> 916 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/Chrystie-Street-Manhattan-1901.png" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="Who planned, funded, and built the tenements of NYC?" /> 917 </a> 918 </div> 919 </div> 920 921 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 922 923 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 924 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/who-planned-funded-and-built-the-tenements-of-nyc/">Who planned, funded, and built the tenements of NYC?</a> 925 </h2> 926 927 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 928 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">Historical Context: Urbanization and the Demand for Housing The Lower East Sideâs transformation into a dense immigrant enclave began in the early 19th century, driven by New Yorkâs emergence as a global port. Completed in 1825, the Eerie Canal provided easy access to middle America, and NYC became the first stop. It is what made NYC different from any other port city on the East Coast, and turned it from...</div> 929 </div> 930 </div> 931 </div> 932</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4695 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 933 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 934 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 935 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 936 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-history-of-nyc-bodegas/"> 937 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/bodega-by-Pierina-Pighi-Bel-BBC.png" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="The History of NYC Bodegas" /> 938 </a> 939 </div> 940 </div> 941 942 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 943 944 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 945 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-history-of-nyc-bodegas/">The History of NYC Bodegas</a> 946 </h2> 947 948 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 949 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">Bodegas are instantly recognizable: hand-painted signageâoften yellow with red letteringâand handwritten signs advertising Lotto or bottled water. The windows adorned with beer ads or images of sandwiches that look nothing like the real thing. The plump and friendly cat patrolling the narrow aisles. A classic bodega often features hand-painted murals, like symbols and scenes of the Caribbean or tributes to local residents who passed away. A bodega can never be...</div> 950 </div> 951 </div> 952 </div> 953</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4662 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 954 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 955 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 956 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 957 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/black-puerto-rican-and-chinese-mutual-aid-movements-of-the-lower-east-side/"> 958 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/museum-of-the-city-of-NY.jpg" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="Black, Puerto Rican, and Chinese Mutual Aid Movements of the Lower East Side" /> 959 </a> 960 </div> 961 </div> 962 963 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 964 965 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 966 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/black-puerto-rican-and-chinese-mutual-aid-movements-of-the-lower-east-side/">Black, Puerto Rican, and Chinese Mutual Aid Movements of the Lower East Side</a> 967 </h2> 968 969 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 970 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">1. Black Mutual Aid on the Lower East Side (1800sâ1970s) Long before the Great Migration brought Southern Black families to Harlem, free and fugitive Black New Yorkers carved out spaces of autonomy in in and around our neighborhood. By the 1830s, thousands of Black residents lived in the area. Here are a just a few solidarity movements. African Society for Mutual Relief (1808â1940s): Founded by abolitionist James McCune Smith (the first Black...</div> 971 </div> 972 </div> 973 </div> 974</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4640 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 975 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 976 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 977 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 978 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-origins-of-chinese-new-year-celebrations-in-nyc/"> 979 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/Lunar-New-Year_global-jet.png" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="The Origins of Chinese New Year Celebrations in NYC" /> 980 </a> 981 </div> 982 </div> 983 984 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 985 986 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 987 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-origins-of-chinese-new-year-celebrations-in-nyc/">The Origins of Chinese New Year Celebrations in NYC</a> 988 </h2> 989 990 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 991 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">Ancient Origins The origins of Chinese New Year stretch back over 3,500 years to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600â1046 BCE). While its exact beginnings are debated, historians link the festival to agrarian societyâs reliance on lunar cycles for planting and harvesting. Ancient Chinese myths also imbue the holiday with symbolic meaning. One enduring legend speaks of Nian (å¹´), a fearsome beast that terrorized villages each spring, devouring crops and people. Villagers discovered...</div> 992 </div> 993 </div> 994 </div> 995</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4619 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 996 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 997 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 998 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 999 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/how-nyc-pigeons-got-a-bad-rap/"> 1000 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/How-NYC-Pigeons-Got-A-B
1000ad-rap_Lower-East-Side-History-Project.jpg" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="How NYC Pigeons Got a Bad Rap" /> 1001 </a> 1002 </div> 1003 </div> 1004 1005 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1006 1007 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 1008 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/how-nyc-pigeons-got-a-bad-rap/">How NYC Pigeons Got a Bad Rap</a> 1009 </h2> 1010 1011 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 1012 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">How NYC pigeons went from revered companions to "rats with wings," their rich history, role in the city, and why they deserve a second look</div> 1013 </div> 1014 </div> 1015 </div> 1016</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4599 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 1017 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 1018 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1019 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 1020 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/top-5-myths-about-the-american-mafia/"> 1021 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/10704143_10152752427610359_479203491556965218_n-e1515101900703.jpg" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="Top 5 Myths About the American Mafia" /> 1022 </a> 1023 </div> 1024 </div> 1025 1026 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1027 1028 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 1029 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/top-5-myths-about-the-american-mafia/">Top 5 Myths About the American Mafia</a> 1030 </h2> 1031 1032 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 1033 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">Myth #1: There is no âMafiaâ in America Well, technically, that is true. There is Italian-American organized crime, but there is only one true âMafiaâ in the world, and that is in Sicily. While Iâm nitpicking here, many people are unaware that the term âMafiaâ is strictly a Sicilian word. Even in the Old Country, there are several high-powered criminal organizations, but only one âMafia.â In Calabria, the crime syndicate...</div> 1034 </div> 1035 </div> 1036 </div> 1037</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4580 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 1038 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 1039 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1040 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 1041 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-rise-and-fall-of-nycs-elevated-trains/"> 1042 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/3rd-avenue-el_1878_chatam-square-bowery.jpg" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="The Rise and Fall of NYC’s Elevated Trains" /> 1043 </a> 1044 </div> 1045 </div> 1046 1047 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1048 1049 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 1050 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-rise-and-fall-of-nycs-elevated-trains/">The Rise and Fall of NYC’s Elevated Trains</a> 1051 </h2> 1052 1053 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 1054 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">The End of Elevated Trains in New York City: A Turning Point in Transit History Elevated railroads, or "els," once dominated Manhattanâs skyline, running along major avenues such as 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 9th. By the 1930s, these iron giants were facing their twilight. Initially hailed as marvels of engineering when the first line opened in 1868, elevated trains became symbols of obsolescence and urban blight as the city grew...</div> 1055 </div> 1056 </div> 1057 </div> 1058</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4549 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 1059 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 1060 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1061 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 1062 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-evolution-and-legacy-of-lower-east-side-pushcarts/"> 1063 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Lower-East-Side.jpg" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="The Evolution and Legacy of Lower East Side Pushcarts" /> 1064 </a> 1065 </div> 1066 </div> 1067 1068 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1069 1070 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 1071 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-evolution-and-legacy-of-lower-east-side-pushcarts/">The Evolution and Legacy of Lower East Side Pushcarts</a> 1072 </h2> 1073 1074 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 1075 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">In the bustling streets of early 20th-century New York City, pushcarts were more than just mobile marketplaces; they were lifelines for immigrants, hubs of entrepreneurial spirit, and sources of vibrant street culture. But the story of pushcarts in New York goes back even further. As early as the mid-19th century, German immigrants were among the first to embrace street vending as a means of survival. Many German vendors catered to...</div> 1076 </div> 1077 </div> 1078 </div> 1079</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4462 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 1080 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 1081 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1082 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg">
1083 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/a-comprehensive-guide-to-st-marks-place/"> 1084 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/st-marks-place_photo-by_Johannes-Ortner.png" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="A Comprehensive Guide to St. Marks Place" /> 1085 </a> 1086 </div> 1087 </div> 1088 1089 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1090 1091 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 1092 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/a-comprehensive-guide-to-st-marks-place/">A Comprehensive Guide to St. Marks Place</a> 1093 </h2> 1094 1095 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 1096 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">St. Marks Place has a rich and vibrant history, evolving from an elegant residential district in the early 19th century to a hub of counterculture and artistic expression in the 20th century. In the early 1800s, St. Marks Place was home to grand Federal and Greek Revival townhouses, attracting wealthy residents. However, by the mid-19th century, the area began to decline, with the influx of German immigrants transforming it into...</div> 1097 </div> 1098 </div> 1099 </div> 1100</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4443 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 1101 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 1102 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1103 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 1104 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/who-were-the-non-jewish-immigrants-of-the-lower-east-side/"> 1105 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/st-stanislaus-b-m-church.jpg" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="Who Were The Non-Jewish Immigrants of the Lower East Side?" /> 1106 </a> 1107 </div> 1108 </div> 1109 1110 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1111 1112 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 1113 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/who-were-the-non-jewish-immigrants-of-the-lower-east-side/">Who Were The Non-Jewish Immigrants of the Lower East Side?</a> 1114 </h2> 1115 1116 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 1117 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">The Diverse Immigrant Communities of the Lower East Side: A Look Beyond Jewish Populations Though the Lower East Side is often recognized for its Italian, Asian, Hispanic, Irish, and German communities, it is most famously associated with Jewish immigrants. However, this historic Manhattan neighborhood was also home to other important, yet often overlooked, immigrant groups, including Orthodox Ukrainians, Poles, Hungarians, Lithuanians, Albanians, Syrians, Lebanese, and Turks. These diverse communities enriched...</div> 1118 </div> 1119 </div> 1120 </div> 1121</div><div class="bdpp-post-list-main bdpp-post-4358 bdpp-post-standard bdpp-has-thumb"> 1122 <div class="bdpp-post-list-content bdpp-clearfix"> 1123 <div class="bdpp-post-list-left bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1124 <div class="bdpp-post-img-bg"> 1125 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-importance-of-nycs-san-gennaro-feast-its-more-than-sausage-peppers/"> 1126 <img decoding="async" src="https://www.leshp.org/wp-content/uploads/3937567622_0b245a5552_b-1.jpg" class="bdpp-img bdpp-post-feat-img" alt="The Importance of NYC’s San Gennaro Feast: It’s More Than Sausage & Peppers!" /> 1127 </a> 1128 </div> 1129 </div> 1130 1131 <div class="bdpp-post-list-right bdpp-col-2 bdpp-columns"> 1132 1133 <h2 class="bdpp-post-title"> 1134 <a href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/the-importance-of-nycs-san-gennaro-feast-its-more-than-sausage-peppers/">The Importance of NYC’s San Gennaro Feast: It’s More Than Sausage & Peppers!</a> 1135 </h2> 1136 1137 <div class="bdpp-post-content"> 1138 <div class="bdpp-post-desc">Everybody loves the Feast of San Gennaro, but for different reasons. I've seen many newscasts this week claiming, "The food is the centerpiece of the festival!" Well, not for everyone. Traditional Italian Americans would say that the mass and procession are the true centerpiece. I'd wager that 90% of festival-goers aren't even aware of the importance of what is one of the last authentic cultural experiences left in New York...</div> 1139 </div> 1140 </div> 1141 </div> 1142</div> </div> 1143 <div class="bdpp-paging bdpp-clearfix"> 1144 <span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span> 1145<a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/page/2/">2</a> 1146<a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/page/3/">3</a> 1147<a class="page-numbers" href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/page/4/">4</a> 1148<a class="next page-numbers" href="https://www.leshp.org/blog/page/2/">Next »</a> </div> 1149</div></div> 1150 </div> 1151 </div>
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