LITTLE ITALY NEWS NOVEMBER 2010 EDITION

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11th Ward Veterans Memorial Rededication
Ceremony
Jonathan Carroll, a student at Averill Park High School, who
organized and coordinated a plan to upgrade the 11 th Ward
Veterans Memorial, has announced the date for the rededication of the memorial site. The event will be held at 4 pm on
Thursday, November 11, 2010, Veterans Day. The memorial
stone, which contains the names of 286 neighbors who
served in World War II, is located on the eastside of Third
Street between Adams and Jefferson one block south of
Troys Washington Park. The event will include the Posting
and Retiring of the Colors by the RPI ROTC Joint Service
Color Guard, a welcome by Jonathan, remarks by several
guest speakers and a placing of a wreath. The public is invited. The 11th Ward Memorial Committee is contacting
family members of those veterans whose names are inscribed
on the memorial to inform them of the ceremony. Members
of the committee assisting Jonathan are Mary and Brian Barnes, Judy Brearton, Robert Caprara, Dan Carroll, Kellie and
Sam Chiappone, Michael Esposito, Barbara McMahon, and
Blanche and Jim Rivers. Please help us spread the word. In
the meantime anyone interested in additional information
should contact Sam Chiappone at 272-6819.

*Troy Little Italy*

Presents

*Christmas in Little Italy*

Sat., Dec. 4, 2010 - Beginning at 6:00 pm at
* Liberty Square (Fourth & Liberty) *
Visit the Ceppo * Hear the story of La Befana * View the community tree * Enjoy
roasted chestnuts, holiday cookies and beverages * Learn about Italian-American
Christmas traditions * Listen to holiday music * Continue a Christmas tradition

Real Estate in Troy Little Italy

Little Italy Real Estate
For Sale
1 FAMILY
85 Ida Street
130 Second Street
1023 Fifth Ave.
2 FAMILY
177 Hill Street
198 Hill Street
186 Hill Street
190 Hill Street
126 Adams Street
121 Adams Street
101 Hill Street
107 Ida Street
120 Hill Street
408 Washington
MULTI UNITS
228 3rd Street
167 Second Street
314 Fourth Street
263 4th Street
COMMERCIAL
209 Hill Street

Little Italy Real Estate

For Rent

$63.000 Todd
369-7247
$399,900 Michael 279-1900
$99,900 Kyle
281-3342
$95,900
$87,500
$15,900
$95,000
$86,000
$95,900
$64,900
$32,500
$135,000
$29,900

Kyle
James
Barbara
Donald
Tracy
Douglas
Marion
Joseph
Frank
Marion

$299,900 Theresa
$435,500 Anne
$89,900 Thea
$64,900
Douglas
$245,000

Special Offer
Proud little Italy landlord wants to
do something special.
On the corner of 4th and Adams
sits vacant a beautiful storefront in
a community in need of a local,
responsible, participant business
owner. As the landlord of this
property I am looking for a person
that is eager to build a profitable
business at this location both for
themselves and for the community.
Rent: Negotiable and waived for
an agreed period of time to get you

Mark

281-3342
857-5427
424-5291
320-6826
448-6241
724-6871
266-1406
441-4023
878-4275
266-1406
439-4943
424-4099
331-3899
724-6871
334-0163

76 Hill Street
Beautiful, spacious and newly renovated apartments in
Little Italy. Quiet, private and fenced back yard.
Large 3 BR 1st floor apartment with huge newly
updated kitchen.
2 spacious 2 BR apartments with large living area.
2 rear apartments, 2 BR or 1+ BR with extra space
Security deposit and one year lease required. No pets
please and non smokers preferred. Call Chris at (518)
505-5073 .

Washington Place
3rd Floor. Spacious 2 bdm, Living room, dining room,
hardwood floors, family room, $1,000 with heat and
hot water included. Cat OK. Security and references.
Call Marion 518-266-1406.
Advertise your Real Estate in the newsletter.
E-mail your info to:
littleitalyvisitorcenter@gmail.com

going.
Partial rent will be paid in good
will to community and to the tenants of the building.
How to apply: please send your
inquiries along with your proposals for the space to:
lorenzo@colasante.com

Landlord Training
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
5:30 - 9:30 PM
TRIP HOMEOWNERSHIP CENTER

415 River Street, 2nd Floor, Troy

(North of the Green Island Bridge)
Registration Required @
www.triponline.org or call
690-0020 x 221
Seating Limited
Light Dinner Will Be Available

Info on Garbage Pick-up

Storefront for Rent

199 Fourth Street, visible location.
Great for an office or retail space.
$600 a month. Contact Jean at
518-272-4942

There is a specific contact at DPW

to assist us with garbage concerns. David Dean (former TPD
officer) is now working at DPW to
deal with resident concerns. He
has kindly shared his cell phone
and email info. Please feel free to
contact him with concerns
at: Dave Dean 858-1895
tpdpio@gmail.com

BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES

ANOTHER GREAT REHAB

ALMOST FINISHEDAND
LOOKING GOOD

South Central/Little Italy

in the News
Preservation, November/
December 2010. The journal, published by the National Trust for
Historic Preservation, cited the
newly paved Washington Place as
a significant preservation effort.
The notice includes a photograph
of the historic row houses and the
new street paved with Belgian
blocks.
Record, October 27, 2010.
Brownstone blaze by David Canfield, photos by Mike McMahon.
Two alarm fire burns 153 year old
building, home of Joyce and John
Chupka at 149 Second Street.
Times Union, October 27, 2010.
Fire guts couples beautiful home
by Bob Gardiner, photos by Paul
Buckowski.
A 153 year old Second Street
building in a historic neighborhood was the scene of horrific fire.
Record, October 31, 2010. Finding ways to move forward by
Lynn Kopka. The impact that a
closed church can have on a
neighborhood is the topic of the
Troy Treasures column. St. Marys
on Third and Washington is one
example of many in the city.
Times Union, November 2, 2010.
Church meal a tradition one day
before the polls open by Kenneth
C. Crowe II with photo by Lori
Van Buren. Continuing the election eve Italian dinner since St.
Mary's closing, brought a diverse
crowd from several parishes and
throughout the city. This year St.
Anthony's and St. Joseph's parish
community sponsored the ziti dinner to raise funds for food pantries
and the Rev. Harry Donaghy
scholarship.

Shop the Food Co-op

77-81 Congress Street, Troy, N.Y..
They are offering an array of specials for the month of November.
Support Troys new Market!!!

Thanksgiving Pies

RPI Circle K organization will be

making apple pies again this year
for Thanksgiving If you would like
to order a pie call 326-0415 or email littleitalyvisitorcenter@gmail.com Proceeds are to
benefit Adopt A Family for
Christmas.
Cost is $10.00 and they can be
picked up at the visitor center.

Italian Humor
Little Italy of Troy DVD
Bank Loan
An Italian walked into a bank in
New York City and asked for the
loan officer. He told the loan officer that he was going to Italy
on business for two weeks and
needed to borrow $5,000 and that
he was not a depositor of the bank.
The bank officer told him that the
bank would need some form of security for the loan, so the Italian
handed over the keys to a new Ferrari. The car was parked on the
street in front of the bank. The Italian produced the title and everything checked out. The loan officer
agreed to hold the car as collateral
for the loan and apologized for having to charge 12% interest.
Later, the bank's president and its
officers all enjoyed a good laugh at
the Italian for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral for a $5,000 loan.
An employee of the bank then drove
the Ferrari into the bank's underground garage and parked it. Two
weeks later, the Italian returned,
repaid the $5,000 and the interest of
$23.07. The loan officer said, 'Sir,
we are very happy to have had your
business, and this transaction has
worked out very nicely, but we are a
little puzzled. While you were
away, we checked you out and
found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is, why would
you bother to borrow $5,000?'
The Italian replied: 'Minga! Where
else in New York City can I park
my car for two weeks for only
$23.07 and expect it to be there
when I return?'

A three part DVD on the history of

the South Central/Little Italy
neighborhood will be available for
sale in early December by Troy
Little Italy. Part One of the 30
minute DVD is a brief documentary of the neighborhood reunion
held in the old public market following the June 2004 Flag Day
parade, created in a video workshop at RPI by Tamara Gordon.
Part Two is a selection of 30 photos Michael Esposito chose from
his book Troys Little Italy which
he uses during book promotional
tours. Part Three is the neighborhood history project developed by
Dan Lennon and narrated by
Rocco DeFazio, Michael Esposito,
Lisa Graham, and Frank LaPosta
Visco for last years Troy Quadricentennial celebration which
features more than 100 vintage
photos. Proceeds from the sale of
the DVD will be used to support
programs and events sponsored by
the neighborhood group, Troy
Little Italy. Anyone who chooses
to reserve a copy of the DVD
should contact Rocco at DeFazios
Import Store, 264 Fourth Street or
call Rocco at 274-8866 or email
Rocco at rdefazio@nycap.rr.com.
The DVD would make a great
holiday gift! Cost is $10.00

November Meetings
11/17 Neighborhood Watch
6 PM
Troy Little Italy
6:30 PM

South Central Troy Neighborhood Watch Update

Our last meeting was held on October 20th at the USTA Headquarters. Tina Dimitriadis from the City of Troy and
David Barnett from GAR Associates gave a presentation on the reassessment process. Here are some of the main
points they covered in their presentation:
There are over 14,400 parcels in the City of Troy
There will be 18 months of data collection that will be complete in mid 2012. Property owners should have
already filled out an inventory survey.
GAR Associates will be starting physical data collection in Lansingburgh and moving South to South Troy. If
you want to be there when the data collection on your property takes place, please call (866) 910-1776 and
they will schedule an appointment to collect data on your property. Please call now if you would like to
make such an appointment.
The valuation process will take place mid 2012 - end of 2012 and preliminary values will be established based
on recent sales of comparable properties.
The informal review process will start in February of 2013. At this time, property owners will have a chance
to challenge their assessment if they believe there is an inequity.
In April of 2013, the outcomes of the informal review will be shared with property owners that challenged
their preliminary value.
On May 1, 2013, the tentative assessment roll legally must be filed.
On the 4th Tuesday of May, property owners will have the official opportunity to grieve their tax assessment.
Both Ms. Dimitriadis and Mr. Barnett answered all questions from the community and they stressed that the
intention of this process is to make the tax situation in the City of Troy equitable. Typically in this type of
process, 1/3 of the assessments go up, 1/3 go down and 1/3 stay the same. Please feel free to contact Ms.
Dimitriadis at tina.dimitriadis@troyny.gov with any questions. The office number is 279-7126.

Fall Clean up and Planting Photos

Thank you Neighbors!
Our first fall neighborhood clean-up was a great success. Thanks to all of the volunteers who picked up garbage,
reported problem areas and most importantly, planted all of the new greenery around the market. Thanks to Colleen Goldston and Dave Dean for the special attention to garbage problems in our area. Marion Field (through the
help of a City Council grant) was able to purchased some colorful mums, tulips and mulch. A special thank you to
Claire Davis who coordinated the planting and also donated several Rose of Sharon bushes for the project, Christopher Robinson for helping Claire dig them up, RPI Circle K students, drop in center parents and attendees, Joe
Popson, Don Windlespect, Jane & Jim Otto, Colleen Golston and all our neighbors who showed up to work. If
you havent seen it yet, be sure to drive by and check it out! Jane Otto did a great job distributing flyers too!
Thanks to all of the volunteers who worked that dayTHANK YOU!

See you all

in the Spring for
the next clean up