Ciao to new 'Little Italy'.In a significant initiative to help revitalize Syracuse's historic Little Italy
Little Italy is a general name for an ethnic enclave populated primarily by Italians or people of Italian ancestry, usually in an urban neighborhood. District, the Community Preservation Corporation and the City of Syracuse have announced a new technical assistance grant program designed to jump start redevelopment in this important city neighborhood. At a news conference held November 16 in Syracuse's Little Italy District, CPC (1) (Central Processing Complex) An IBM mainframe that has two or more central processors (CPs) that share memory. It is the collection of processors, memory and I/O subsystems manufactured with a single serial number, typically all contained in one cabinet. and the City unveiled a $50,000 technical assistance grant program to pay for architectural services to assess the feasibility of rehabilitating and redeveloping mixed-use buildings in the 400-700 blocks of North Salina Salina (səlī`nə), city (1990 pop. 42,303), seat of Saline co., central Kans., on the Smoky Hill River; founded 1858 by settlers opposed to slavery, inc. 1870. Street. The program is targeted to building owners, as well as investors seeking to acquire and redevelop re·de·vel·op v. re·de·vel·oped, re·de·vel·op·ing, re·de·vel·ops v.tr. 1. To develop (something) again. 2. vacant buildings. Located in the City's Northside, the Little Italy District has historically been known for its large concentration of Italian immigrant and Italian-American families. Many of the historic mixed-use buildings along North Salina Street, a commercial thoroughfare THOROUGHFARE. A street or way so open that one can go through and get out of it without returning. It differs from a cul de sac, (q.v.) which is open only at one end. 2. Whether a street which is not a thoroughfare is a highway, seems not fully settled. that runs through Syracuse's Little Italy, are owned by individuals operating small businesses on the ground floors. Some of the buildings on North Salina Street have been left vacant due to a decline in business as city residents and businesses moved to the suburbs and regional malls. The grant program is designed to provide building owners and investors with the technical assistance necessary to develop plans for restoring building facades and developing residential units on the upper floors. Once redevelopment projects are identified, CPC and the City will provide loans to help finance rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. of the buildings. The Little Italy District has been the focus of major redevelopment efforts in recent years. Two years ago, the City launched a program to spur development of 400, 500 and 600 blocks of North Salina Street. |
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