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.
The town was dissolved in 1898 when Queens became a borough of New York City, and the term Flushing today usually refers to a much smaller area, for example the former Village of Flushing. Flushing was a seat of power as the Province of New York up to the American Revolution was led by Governor Cadwallader Colden, based at his Spring Hill estate.