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.
A strapping Robert Moses in 1938. (Images via Library of Congress and CUNY). Today, December 18, 1888 is the birthday of Robert Moses, one of the most influential and controversial figures in the history of New York Cityâs growth and decay.In his day, Moses was an urban planner associated with many of the capital projects we still see today throughout the five boroughs.. The âCross Bronx,â as it is known colloquially, was the brainchild of Robert Moses. But historically it has been blamed for bisecting the Bronx roughly in half causing a migration of middle and upper class residents to the north and leaving the south portion to become an underserved slum of low-income residents.