However, I call my grandmother Nonni, the short form of Nonnina, which is an endearing term for grandmother like granny or gramma. I'm not sure this is proper Italian, but that's how I see it. As far as I know nanni is not Italian, and it certainly does not mean grandfather.
Brooklyn became part of the City of New York in 1898. In the early 1900s, Bensonhurstâs Jewish immigrants, many of them Syrian or Egyptian Jews, joined the mix in the mostly Italian neighborhood. During the first half of the 20th century Jewish children primarily attended the local public schools.
Brooklyn became a borough in 1898, the same year the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island became boroughs. Before 1898, New York City consisted mostly of just Manhattan. In 1898, â¦ the five boroughs were incorporated into modern-day New York City.