Tiny Italy

Little Italy in nyc is basically 1 street, Mulberry St. Around the corner of some Chinese souvenir shop, a strip of restaurants with Italian - even EU! - flags and that's more or less it.
Of course, inevitable like death, soundtrack by Eros Ramazzotti and old Napoletan songs.
At the last flag-raising gathering of Italian-americans, they asked the Consul if he could bring a flag and sing the anthem: no cd available here with Fratelli d'Italia on it.
Also tried icecream at Ferrara (since 1892), not memorable. American customer after me said 'grazie' to the - African-American - girl at the counter. She replied 'pregow', of course.
A quick shopping at the young designers markets somewhere north close to Houston st. reveals another secret: about 10% off if you want to pay cash. Thank you.