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Italian American Stories — “Tales of a Brooklyn Grocer’s Son”

Peter Franzese talks about his grandfather growing up in the Italian-American enclave of Williamsburg Brooklyn in the 1930’s and 1940’s and how he connected with him. We also talk about his first book “Nettie — Tales of a Brooklyn Nana”. You don’t have to be from Brooklyn or NYC to relate to the fun stories.

Born in Flushing, New York and raised in Richmond Hill and Deer Park, Peter M. Franzese is a fourth generation Italian-American. He holds a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism and M.S. in Secondary Education English from Hofstra University, as well as a degree in Mortuary Science from American Academy McAllister Institute. A former television news writer and educator, Peter is a funeral director in Long Island, New York, where he lives with his wife and daughter. His first book, Nettie: Tales of a Brooklyn Nana was released in 2004.

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