Episode 3 / Nicknames of Little Italy (short film)
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2024
- The Last Days of Little Italy: An Original Documentary Series.
In Italian-American culture nicknames, even though to others they may seem harsh and cruel, are terms of endearment and give a sense of belonging.
Little Italy, a historic haven for immigrant families from the old country, was once threatened by an ever-expanding Chinatown. But now the fatal blow is being delivered by the gentrifiers. Corporations, yuppies, and chain stores all moved in. How did Little Italy transform itself from a working class neighborhood of tenement buildings to the third most expensive zip code in the United States?
Part funny, part sad, the series explores the impact gentrification is having on Little Italy's long-term residents. The striking imagery captures the neighborhood before it is completely erased by sterile trendy stores and upper middle class sameness.
Will New York City lose another cultural touchstone to the forces of greed?
A Nolita Films Production
Written and Directed by Paul Stone
Produced by Claudia Montano
Cinematography & Editing by Paul Stone
Shot in New York City, Rome, Amalfi Coast & Puglia, Italy.
I love this! We nicknamed the fellows by the car they drove; Louie Caddy, Johnny Malibu, Gran Prix Eddie & Willie El Charger. Those were the days. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Tonito and Gussie were Sonny Red parents they were on Elizabeth Street
Growing up in my neighborhood here in Miami, you had to earn your nickname, it wasn't given.
Tony "Cannoli" DeVito was a guy I knew growing up. He lived across the street from my Grandparents in Queens Village. I lived with my Grandparents for a while when my parents were just starting out. The whole family lived there. Tony got his Cannoli nickname not because he liked cannolis so much. He got the name because he sat on a full box of cannolis that my Grandfather brought back from his favorite bakery in The Bronx. It was left on a seat in the porch at my Grandparents house by mistake. Tony sat on it and forever more was "Tony Cannoli". I think it helped that it rhymed.
@@Peter7966 haha. Great story
Fantastic!
Glad you like it!
My father was Charlie Jackson my uncle was Patty Wineneck
Thanks for watching!
My father knew Sonny Red and JB and Solly Burns and Sonny Pinto and Tony Bonds Mirra and Gussie Chickens and Charlie Davis and Tonito Gussies husband
I worked with a guy whose nickname was “Cement Head”.
Worst than that his younger brother was “Baby Cement Head”.
When I was in the Knights Of Columbus my nickname was “Sir Dubious”.
Haha. Thnx for watching!
@@PaulStoneFilms ; 18th ave & 73rd st Bensonhurst, back when it was still all Italians.
I love this!!!❤
Sir Dubious, what a great nickname
Butchie the hat
Great ep 👌🏻
My uncle was Joe the bug.
@@mariablanton7002 haha
Jimmy two times two times
Little Italy was not for the “easily offended” I’m telling you people today wouldn’t last. Better time. Toughen up America. Other countries are laughing at us. They say go ahead America, worry about if a man can wear a dress and use the ladies bathroom. In the meantime, they are running around with all the money, gold, oil…all the things that matter.
❤️❤️❤️🥰😘💚💚💚
They also Watch and Bet sports together.❤😢😂😢the 😅😂
I just remembered 2 Other Guy's From The Neighborhood. STONEY AND BIRD 🐦 CAGE CHARLIE.He would Always Bet bird 🐦 cages with The Bookies.
Ny dads family always had nick names I'm Rennie
Did Marty Scorsese have a nickname?
He didn’t hang out with the guys. He went to school and studied. NYU Grad
Marty Lenses @PaulStoneFilms
Little Anthony in my neighborhood is 6-5 lol Godbless
Ahh so thats how Johnny Hollywood got his nickname
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It's actually Hollywood John, but a writer gave it a few years ago as 'Johnny Hollywood" which is wrong.
He said friend of ours. These are all made guys?
Like my friend Vinny Vella would say may he RIP. “I’ve got amnesia”