If you weren’t aware, October is Italian Heritage Month in the United States. It was established in 1989 by then President George H.W. Bush to celebrate the accomplishments made by Italian Americans throughout history.
Obviously New York has a lot of Italian pride and quite a few people hail from “the boot” or can at least trace their family history back to it. Many of them not that many generations away from being born there.
According to this post from the National Italian American Foundation Connecticut has the largest population of Italian people.
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As someone with Italian heritage I am actually surprised to see that New York isn’t higher on the list. I mean, four out of 50 isn’t so bad, but I can’t believe that we don’t rank higher than Connecticut or Rhode Island. I blame the FBI. Why? I am certain they’ve moved plenty of people out of New York as part of the witness protection program. But hey, that’s none of my business, but I think we need to look into Florida and other parts unknown to see if we can trace those folks back to here.
I’m not going to let a little thing like population ranking hinder my Italian pride. New York, and don’t come at me, still has some of the best Italian food in the country. I’m just happy Illinois didn’t make the top five because I am sick of hearing about them and that damn deep dish pizza. Also, as usual, New York is just a but better than Massachusetts. Yeah, I said it.
The Capital Region’s 10 Best Italian Restaurants [RANKED]
When it comes to food, the Capital Region is best known for its long list of great Italian restaurants. From chicken parm to veal to amazing seafood dishes and everything in between, here are the best of the best in the greater Albany area according to GNA listeners.
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