{"id":21074,"date":"2011-12-13T16:30:59","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T21:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/"},"modified":"2011-12-13T16:30:59","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T21:30:59","slug":"the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/","title":{"rendered":"The thrive of &quot;Little Albania&quot; in the Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-74f7893ad86fd99a462a530be1ecad86-1\">\n\n    \t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/img_6934_0.jpg\"\n               title=\"Mujo Rugova, owner of Rugova Trading, setting in his warehouse, off Merritt Avenue the Bronx. (MAHMOUD SABBAGH\/The Bronx Ink)\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/img_6934_0.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_6934_0.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1949\"\n               data-title=\"img_6934_0\"\n               data-description=\"Mujo Rugova, owner of Rugova Trading, setting in his warehouse, off Merritt Avenue the Bronx. (MAHMOUD SABBAGH\/The Bronx Ink)\"\n               data-image-slug=\"image-279\"\n               class=\"shutterset_74f7893ad86fd99a462a530be1ecad86\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"img_6934_0\"\n                    alt=\"img_6934_0\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_6934_0.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/albania_pride-1.jpg\"\n               title=\"A graffiti featuring the double-headed eagle, off Lydig Avenue in the Bronx. (MAHMOUD SABBAGH\/The Bronx Ink)\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/albania_pride-1.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/thumbs\/thumbs_albania_pride-1.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1929\"\n               data-title=\"albania_pride-1\"\n               data-description=\"A graffiti featuring the double-headed eagle, off Lydig Avenue in the Bronx. (MAHMOUD SABBAGH\/The Bronx Ink)\"\n               data-image-slug=\"image-275\"\n               class=\"shutterset_74f7893ad86fd99a462a530be1ecad86\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"albania_pride-1\"\n                    alt=\"albania_pride-1\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/thumbs\/thumbs_albania_pride-1.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/img_6900.jpg\"\n               title=\"Inside the L&amp;M European market, off Lydig Avenue in the Bronx. (MAHMOUD SABBAGH\/The Bronx Ink)\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/img_6900.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_6900.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1931\"\n               data-title=\"img_6900\"\n               data-description=\"Inside the L&amp;M European market, off Lydig Avenue in the Bronx. (MAHMOUD SABBAGH\/The Bronx Ink)\"\n               data-image-slug=\"image-256\"\n               class=\"shutterset_74f7893ad86fd99a462a530be1ecad86\">\n                <img\n                    title=\"img_6900\"\n                    alt=\"img_6900\"\n                    src=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_6900.jpg\"\n                    width=\"120\"\n                    height=\"90\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n        \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" style=\"display: none;\">\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/img_6927.jpg\"\n               title=\"Lydig Avenue, the new \\&quot;Little Albania,\\&quot; in the Bronx. (MAHMOUD SABBAGH\/The Bronx Ink)\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/img_6927.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_6927.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1932\"\n               data-title=\"img_6927\"\n               data-description=\"Lydig Avenue, the new &quot;Little Albania,&quot; in the Bronx. 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(MAHMOUD SABBAGH\/The Bronx Ink)\"\n               data-src=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/img_6963.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/bronxink.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/the-thrive-of-little-albania-in-the-bronx\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_6963.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"1936\"\n               data-title=\"img_6963\"\n               data-description=\"Ismer Mjeku, Albanian Yellow Pages publisher, in his office overlooking Arthur Avenue. 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