Join us Saturday, January 16th • 10:00am • Live from Italy!!! Umbria and Valnerina – Cascia, Norcia, Castelluccio and More
Saturday, January 16th • 10:00am ET Live from Italy!!! Umbria and Valnerina, Cascia, Norcia, Castelluccio and More. With Anne Robichaud. Organized by Casa Belvedere. Register Here. Do you know what a "norcineria" offers? Ever tasted the famous “lost beans” of the Valnerina? Ever heard of Preci and a curiosity that makes it famous? Let’s warm up our...
Beloved Pearl Harbor survivor from Sleepy Hollow turns 100
He’s the legend of Sleepy Hollow. Armando “Chick” Galella is a Pearl Harbor survivor and World War II veteran who is the toast of his tranquil town, population 10,000. But this year is extra special because Galella is 100 — he marked a century on New Year’s Day. On Saturday, the locals saluted their beloved patriotic hero with a motorcade and a sur...
Madison native writes book to inspire small acts of kindness
A Madison (CT) native has written a book to inspire small acts of kindness that can make big difference. Kate West has brought her Italian-American holiday traditions and cherished childhood memories with her beloved Nona to the page. Her book “LeBefana and the Christmas Star” follows an enchanting character from ancient Italian folklore that child...
Italian-American State Pols Hail Conference’s New Website
A non-profit organization comprised of current members of the State Senate and Assembly that aims to promote Italian culture and achievement just launched its new website, the group’s president, State Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach), announced Monday. The new website for the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is www.ny...
Little Italy in 1920 in six painterly postcards
While looking through the website of the Museum of the City of New York last week, my eyes fixated on what I thought must be a painting: a colorful, somber scene in Little Italy in 1920—the men mostly standing against a brick storefront while women and children sifted through a basket of fresh loaves of bread on the curb. Which of New York’s many L...
Angela Valentino È ‘Un’italiana A New York’, La Nuova Produzione Di Patrimonio Italiano Tv A Spasso Per La Grande Mela
“Un’italiana a New York” è la nuovissima produzione televisiva targata Patrimonio Italiano Tv – la tv degli italiani all’estero fondata e diretta dai giornalisti Luigi Liberti e Mike J. Pilla. L’italiana è Angela “Angie” Valentino, una giovane make-up artist italiana che vive nella Grande Mela da sei anni. Laureatasi nel 2008 in Set Designer all’Ac...
Fabio Finotti nuovo Direttore dell'IIC di New York
È Fabio Finotti il nuovo direttore dell’Istituto Italiano di Cultura a New York. Titolare della cattedra Mariano DiVito di Italian Studies presso la Pennsylvania University di Philadelphia, dove è direttore del Center for Italian Studies, Finotti è anche docente di Letteratura italiana nelle università di Trieste e di Pola. Classe 1957, è laureato...
Newly named Sorrentino Square in Bay Ridge
Today, we unveiled the new Sorrentino Square sign on 67th Street & 4th Avenue named after local postmodernist Bay Ridge author Gilbert Sorrentino! I highly recommend two of his critically-acclaimed novels, "Steelwork" and "The Sky Changes".Thanks to the NYC Parks Department and local author and historian Henry Stewart for helping make this happen. ...
TeleMATER: reaching out to Italian-speaking Catholics in the US
In New York the lights on Broadway will not be the only ones to be dimmed because of Covid restrictions. While struggling with many difficulties, even Christian communities will experience the difficulty of not being able to meet in person, and the preventive measures making it impossible to celebrate the Eucharist in the usual way. In addition to...
Post office to be renamed to Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office Building on Tuesday
Community leaders and others will preside over a Zoom conference on Tuesday to change the name of the Dyker Heights Post Office, 8320 13th Ave., to the Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office building. The renaming is being done to honor St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, also known as Mother Cabrini, an Italian-American nun who was the first American c...
East Meadow restaurant inspires Barstool Sports to donate to small businesses
Barstool Sports is offering aid to small businesses struggling during the pandemic. The sports blog introduced "The Barstool Fund," which is based off of a Long Island restaurant. For 65 years, Borrelli's Italian restaurant on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow has been family-owned and operated. Frank Borrelli says after struggling all this year be...
Italian American WWII Hero: Vincent A. Palozzi
To remember the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, NIAF is recognizing Italian Americans who sacrificed, served and defended peace, freedom and democracy during the war. This entry is a special submission from Vinnie Palozzi in honor of his father. Born in Rochester, N.Y., Vincent A. Palozzi was the son of Italian immigrants who came from...