From an Italian restaurant frequented by the mafia to a candy store beloved by celebrities, stunning photos have revealed the unique mom-and-pop shops that have given character to neighborhoods across the city for more than a century.A new book from husband-and-wife photography duo celebrates the aesthetics and history of hundreds of these small stores that have long served specific communities.They include Vesuvio bakery on Prince Street which has been serving pastries for 102 years, Brooklyn's oldest Italian restaurant, Bamonte's, which was once a mafia haunt and Ray's Candy Store in the East Village - a favorite of celebrities.
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