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.
Staten Island Lt. Anthony DiPalma at his last day on the NYPD. DiPalma began his career in Brooklynâs 77th Precinct in Crown Heights in the early 1970s â as the Black Liberation Army made violent threats against the NYPD. âIt was their sole purpose to assassinate police officers,â he said.