Erasing Little Italy is about more than just a map

EDITOR’S NOTE: Laura Hollis is off this week. We hope readers will enjoy the following guest column by Ben Shapiro.

New York City has long been celebrated as a city of immigrant neighborhoods. Little Italy, Chinatown, Harlem, Washington Heights, Brighton Beach -- these communities tell the story of generations of newcomers who helped build America's largest city while gradually becoming part of it.