By Brendan Krisel
East Harlem may now be known as "El Barrio," but at one point in time it was home to a thriving Italian-American community. The Preservation League of New York State will award two neighborhood organizations — CIVITAS Citizens, Inc. and Landmark East Harlem — with a $10,000 grant to preserve a section of East Harlem, according to a press release.
The Pleasant Avenue section of East Harlem was once known as the United States' first "Little Italy," and by the 1930s was home to the largest concentration of Italian immigrants in the United States, according to the release.
Source: http://patch.com/
