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If the bustle of unloading delivery trucks and the crowds of customers shouting orders over deli counters along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx are any indication, the recession still has not stopped a solid base of New Yorkers and tourists from spending to sate their cravings for fresh mozzarella, spicy salami and imported olive oils.
But business owners in the Bronx’s Little Italy, like David Greco, say that economic outlook from behind the deli counter is much more troubling.Mr. Greco, who took over his father’s business, Mike’s Deli, in the Arthur Avenue Retail Market 14 years ago, hustled in the boom years to promote and diversify the family business. He added a catering business that shipped out mammoth sandwiches to Wall Street traders celebrating banner profits and sandwiches for Yankee fans at the nearby stadium.

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                                                              Rachel Senatore

BAR TALK: The blue-collar regulars at Pasquale’s Rigoletto on Arthur Avenue believe Barack Obama is best suited to fix the economy.

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Some of the city’s own Joe Six-Packs – the working-class guys on Arthur Avenue – aren’t buying Sarah Palin claims that she represents the average American.

In many of the bars here, McCain-Palin equals Bush, and Bush equals the biggest problem in this neighborhood: a sinking economy.  Some blue collar voters say they are turning to Barack Obama – hoping he’s the key to an economic turnaround on Arthur Avenue.

The Bronx’s Little Italy usually draws large crowds of out-of-towners on the weekend.  But on a recent Saturday, rain and wind kept the tourists at home – and sent some locals seeking a dry seat and a drink to the neighborhood’s bars.  In Pasquale’s Rigoletto Restaurant, owner Thomas Terracciano, 58, sat at the bar with his regulars, enjoying a glass of red wine. Read more..

 

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