In the pizzerias, cafes and delicatessens along Arthur Avenue in the Bronx yesterday the flags - American and Albanian - were much in evidence as news of Kosovo’s declaration of independence resonated in this ethnic enclave.
The area just south of Fordham Road in the Belmont area of the Bronx still is a heavily Italian-American neighborhood. But for the past three decades it has absorbed a significant influx of ethnic Albanian emigres from Kosovo and elsewhere in the Balkans.
Buoyed by the news, it was a day for Albanians to shine. “I think this is the best day for all Albanians,” said Gentrit Dedushi, 18, a worker at Gurra Cafe. “It is our independence day. I think this is going to help our [Kosovo] economy.”
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