There is virtually none left in East Harlem, and in what is now considered the Little Italy section of Manhattan, it has shrunk so much from what it was now it only covers a couple of blocks. Gentrification has hit that area hard and there are not many ethnic Italians left, although there are current efforts to save this part of the city. Rents in that area are steadily increasing and hopefully it won't get so bad that it no longer becomes Manhattan's Little Italy. However, Belmont is still going strong, even though the area has become more diverse as of late, which is no bad thing, the local ethnic population hasn't gone away, and it's still largely the same as it once was. those early days. . It's one of those places where the old local population still lives and their values ​​are still shown, but newer and different people who immigrated to the city recently live among them, so the old village atmosphere is still there. If you go there today you will also see how the neighborhood benefits from the new wave of immigrants, on the street you will hear both Italian and Spanish spoken, Italian from the old local population and Spanish from the new ones. You'll also see small Hispanic shops nestled among pasta and cheese shops