Little Italy celebrates moving foward
Neighborhood experiences restaurant openings, business expansions
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BRONX TIMES REPORTER,32 OCTOBER 16-22, 2020 BTR
Dear editor,
As an avid Bronx Times Reporter
reader and local Bronx historian, I enjoyed
the Oct. 8, 2020 story by Jason
Cohen, about the Palomba Academy of
Music. The article discussed Palomba
being in Williamsbridge for 64 years
at 974 East Gun Hill Rd. I have passed
it many times over the years and I am
happy that their neon sign will be installed
at the American Sign Museum
in Cincinnati. I thought your readers
would enjoy a image of the sign with
the neon illuminated.
Thank you,
Thomas X. Casey
Palomba Academy of Music in Williamsbridge.
Photo courtesy of Thomas X. Casey
BY JASON COHEN
The Belmont Business Improvement
District hosted a ribbon
cutting ceremony on, Oct.
9 to celebrate new restaurant
openings, local business expansions
and the offi cial reopening
of Roberto’s Restaurant in Little
Italy.
Enzo’s of Arthur Avenue will
expand into the Arthur Avenue
Retail Market with “Enzo’s On
the Go” and nearby beer hall
Clinton Hall, which will offer
more open air seating. At “Enzo’s
On the Go” patrons will be
able to sample scrumptious Roman
style pizza.
Additionally, the Belmont
BID recently welcomed new
Mediterranean eatery Avenue
Gyro, Albanian eatery Dea and
Last Call Bar & Grill, whose
owner Nicolette Lekocaj, is
the daughter of Elizabeth Kajtazi’s,
owner of neighborhood
staple, MichaelAngelo’s. Also,
the neighborhood will welcome
a new Japanese ramen eatery
with a Caribbean twist, Roc N
Ramen, in late 2020.
“We’re going to celebrate the
opening of four new businesses
in this neighborhood, which is
stunning,” said Belmont Business
Improvement District
Chairman Peter Madonia.
Madonia noted many businesses
on Arthur Avenue, including
his own Madonia Bakery,
have existed for a century
or more and have survived the
Spanish Flu, the Great Depression,
9/11 and now COVID-19.
On hand at the event was
Councilman Richie Torres, who
told the attendees and business
owners that Arthur Avenue is a
unique place.
“About a month ago I had real
concerns about the survival of
NYC as a dining destination,
but Arthur Ave., I have cause for
hope,” Torres said. “This neighborhood
is a community full
of innovators and immigrants.
If there’s one community that
knows how to get things work
and get it right, it’s Arthur Ave.”
After being shuttered for
seven months, Roberto Paciullo,
owner of Roberto’s Restaurant,
is elated that he is fi nally open.
“We are like one big family
here on Arthur Ave.,” he stressed.
“We support each other.” Belmont Business Improvement District (BID), Chairman Peter Madonia Photos by Jason Cohen
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