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19th Annual Celebration of Queens - A changing society

Decades ago, Italian flags, delis and restaurants along Cross Bay Boulevard and 101st Avenue were an inescapable sight. "Italians were instrumental in building this area brick by brick," said Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who is of Italian descent.


And although the Italian businesses on those corridors still display their colors proudly, their numbers have dwindled. "There's nowhere near as many as there were when I was growing up," the councilman said.

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Source: http://www.qchron.com/

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