Told in a flashback style, Growing Up Brooklyn Style is a fascinating exploration of the emotional and psychological effects on a child who loses his mother at a very young age. Told with honesty and courage, it is a stark portrayal of one man’s quest to find himself, and the pitfalls and triumphs he encounters along the way.
In 1963, we got evicted from our apartment, so we ended up living in a hotel for a little while. In the spring, we moved to an area in Brooklyn. It was on 3rd Street between Smith and Hoyt. It was not the best neighborhood, but it was all that my father could afford. It was a three-bedroom apartment. It was a three-family brownstone. Two grown ups and six kids…
About Anthony DeNicola
The fifth out of six children, Anthony DeNicola grew up in a rough Brooklyn neighborhood during the sixties, and life was anything but easy. When his mother died, his father turned to alcohol as a crutch, and his grandparents had to step in to help raise the children.
Told in a flashback style, Growing Up Brooklyn Style is a fascinating exploration of the emotional and psychological effects on a child who loses his mother at a very young age. Told with honesty and courage, it is a stark portrayal of one man’s quest to find himself, and the pitfalls and triumphs he encounters along the way. 
The fifth out of six children, Anthony DeNicola grew up in a rough Brooklyn neighborhood during the sixties, and life was anything but easy. When his mother died, his father turned to alcohol as a crutch, and his grandparents had to step in to help raise the children.