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 Anniversary Day in 1874. Brooklyn-Queens Day, also sometimes called Welcome Back to Brooklyn Day and Kids Day, is a public school holiday observed in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The holiday originated in the early 1860s, when the New York State Legislature authorized Anniversary Day as a school holiday in Brooklyn, although banks remained open.