"Little Italy"

[Jesse Sheidlower]

On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 08:35:57AM -0500, Ittaob at AOL.COM wrote:
> In a message dated 12/4/01 8:14:24 PM, jester at PANIX.COM writes:
>
> << That's _a_ New York "Little Italy". It's one on what is now the Upper
> East Side, between Madison and Fifth near Central Park; >>
>
> The Upper E. Side Little Italy was between First and Second Avenues in the
> vicinity of E. 116th St.

The cite for which Fred Shapiro posted the bibliography quite clearly
refers to a Little Italy between Madison and Fifth near Central Park.

Jesse Sheidlower
OED