"For 11 days, the festival which began Thursday night welcomes tourists and New Yorkers alike to Mulberry Street for delicious Italian food, from raw clams to sweet cannoli pastries. Thousands are said to attend the feast, where, in addition to the restaurant staples like Ferrara in Little Italy, visitors can also stop booth after booth for their favorite Zeppoli, chicken parmesan, fried shrimp, and more."
"I got lasagna because where I live in the Bronx, it's very Latino, so it's hard to find good lasagna. So I came down here for lasagna, and also fried shrimps, Butler added. Butler also shared that she felt the Feast of San Gennaro is an important staple of Little Italy, an area she feels is being pushed into a smaller section."
Little Italy's Feast of San Gennaro resumed under sunny, cool skies, offering many traditional Italian foods and treats. The 11-day festival runs along Mulberry Street between Canal and Houston Streets from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and continues through Sept. 21. Thousands attend the celebration, with restaurants like Ferrara and numerous booths serving raw clams, cannoli, zeppoli, chicken parmesan, fried shrimp and other specialties. Attendees include longtime visitors and tourists drawn by classic dishes such as lasagna. Some visitors noted that Little Italy's geographic footprint has shrunk, making the festival an important local and cultural staple.
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