Joe and Rosalba Monteleone were born in Italy, grew up and lived in Brooklyn, New York, but they found their home in New Bethlehem. Joe’s Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant at 710 Broad Street has been in operation for 23 years this coming January and is an American success story.

Joe came to Brooklyn from Italy when he was 16 and Rosa when she was four. Joe started making pizza with friends when he arrived, but years later after the two married, Joe was laid off from his job at a gas company in 1998.