Spata hard at work during the 1983 Feast. She has been in charge of Lucy’s Sausage, started by her grandmother (also Lucy) 95 years ago, since 1971.

For nearly a century, New York’s San Gennaro Feast has packed the streets of Little Italy with riotous revelers, ... Spata hard at work during the 1983 Feast. Since 1971, ...

Caffé Palermo is just one of the most iconic, long-standing vendors at San Gennaro. Some vendors have been around since the start of the Little Italy festival 98 years ago, like Ferrara Bakery.