Italian immigrants began to settle in the Northside of Syracuse in the early 1880s, however, the neighborhood was not officially designated as Little Italy until 2003.

Every window blossoms with a mass of flowering plants, and ropes strung with washed clothes of many colors adorn the yards.

[5] Thano's Import Market, located on North Salina Street for over 90 years, sells Italian delicacies such as aged provolone cheese, olives and homemade pasta.

[6] The Common Council passed a resolution in June 1899 directing those having hay to sell "vacate the plot of land enclosed by the fence."

[6] By 1900, the Northside Produce Market supplied fresh fruit and vegetables from farmers in Cicero and North Syracuse to local residents.

[8] In recent years, the neighborhood is a mix of Italian shops, restaurant and businesses that cater to the area's South Asian and African population, and vacant storefronts.