n what came to be known (pejoratively) as the “Lung Block” on the Lower East Side, migrant communities from Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna (and from other areas in Tuscany and the north) lived alongside a diverse mix of southerners, with the local church named St. Joseph’s so as to be acceptable to all communities, according to researcher Stefano Morello. Later, like other New York Italian communities, many moved to outer borough and suburban areas like Bath Beach, where some with roots in and around Piacenza have maintained the Societa' Val Trebbia e Val Nure. Others moved to Copiague on Long Island.