Italian Culture in Brooklyn The size of zeppole permeates the thick night air on 18th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York. Young and old, Italian and not, have come to celebrate the Feast of Santa Rosalia for the 51st time, making Bensonhurst more of a weekend destination than a neighborhood. It’s one that actually began in and honors the patron saint of Palermo — where many of the area’s residents originate — over 400 years ago, which ties history, cu…
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