Rochester’s Historic Southwest gets its own 187th Street, Little Italy. With the kind of plans Pasquale Presa has for his neighborhood, it makes sense that he’s drawing on the traditions from some of the most significant of all time. “We want to build a true neighborhood place that Rochester is missing. I’m bringing the old ways of how I grew up in the Bronx in New York … right here,” said Presa. 

Since opening on November 18 last year, every weekend has seen a test of Pasquale’s Neighborhood Pizzeria’s 90 seat capacity. Now Presa is opening up an expansion he’s nicknamed The Boroughs. The expansion includes two distinct areas, Brooklyn and the Bronx.