The 95th Feast of San Gennaro Gets A Hype Man

WNYC News | Sep 16, 2021

After being canceled last year due to COVID, the 95th feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy is back. Organizers have enlisted the help of a local social media personality to entice people to visit the food vendors and restaurants that are the festival's trademarks. Mark Brucato goes by Lil 'MO' Mozzarella on social media, where he has a combined 200,000 followers across platforms.

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