by Jeanine Ramirez

A five-story building opening in Bensonhurst this fall will be called "Il Centro," which means "the center" in Italian. "Italians in Italy congregate in a piazza," said Carlo Scissura, president of the Federation of Italian American Organization. "So here, we don't have land, but we have a center."

The Federation of Italian American Organization has been planning this facility for 10 years now, but during that time, Bensonhurst has transformed into Brooklyn's second Chinatown. Warren Chan has opened three Asian senior centers in the neighborhood over the last several years.

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