While notables such as Corning Ware, Standard Oil and Domino Sugar found Williamsburg to be a profitable place to call home, other notables were making their mark in Williamsburg as well such as the Bonanno family Underboss Carmine Galante and the infamous Bugsy Siegel and Alfonse Capone. The freedom to choose, to become, to survive. Many enclaves with cultural differences yet sharing one vision, to pursue the American dream. They came for a better life, for themselves and their children. When a handshake meant trust and respect was earned. In their own words, long time residents tell their stories of a time when summer evenings family and friends gathered on stoops to talk about the happenings of the day or just to share a cup of coffee, when children played stick ball, jacks and hopscotch till the street lamps came on. From the beginning of it's existence in 1638 to present day, through the rise of industry, two world wars, the Depression of the late 1920's, the rise of the Mafia and the immigrants who settled there in search for a better life. To a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn New York called Williamsburg. Marotta's media mentions include, television, magazines, newspapers, school appearances and radio talk shows.Brooklyn Italian: Remembering Williamsburg will take you on a journey back in time. Twinkle, Teddy, Binky, Izzy, Sweet Pea, Squeak, Prince and Willie are more than story characters, they are real life dogs.perhaps with their own stories to tell!Īn advocate for the arts, each story has coloring pages in the back for children to express their own creativity. Houghton from the United Kingdom their children's books series bring to life characters that children will come to know and love. Pairing together with the very talented children's book illustrator A.L. Reflected in her foundation books, Brooklyn Italian and In My Mother's Kitchen both stories and recipes that bring families together once again around the table. The only child of Italian American parents and Italian immigrant grandparents her love for cooking was formed early on.

Changing the world.One Story At A Time? That's her motto and yes it can be done with baby steps, we all can.

Loving animals her whole life she merged two careers into one with her extensive knowledge of veterinary sciences and creative writing to tell the stories that teach lessons and will last a lifetime. Marotta was born in Brooklyn New York, 1963.

Brooklyn Italian by P.C. Marotta