Wreath-laying ceremony honors WWII Italian POW buried in Fort Drum cemetery
It is the smallest among the 40 U.S Army cemeteries, but its significance looms large in the history of Fort Drum and the North Country. Members of the Fort Drum community gathered at the POW (Prisoners of War) Cemetery on Nov. 4 to place a wreath at the grave of Pvt. Rino Carlutti, an Italian service member and World War II veteran. Carlutti was b...
Professor claims Brooklyn College unfairly gave him the boot
Mamma Mia, that’s a spicy lawsuit! A former Brooklyn College professor who started teaching Italian studies at the school in 1977 has filed a multimillion-dollar discrimination suit against the institution after it canceled the Italian major, federal court papers show. Professor Luigi Bonaffini, 73, who has published over 40 books and garnered seve...
Announcing: Italian Citizenship Service
The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the launch of a new Italian Citizenship Service in collaboration with valued member Lorenzo Agnoloni, Esq., Studio Legale Notarile Agnoloni – International Law-Notary Firm. Through this exciting new service, the IACC is able to provide its members and larger community with expert legal ci...
Giacometti, De Chirico and Alfa Romeo cars lead Sotheby's $283m New York sales after major museum works abruptly pulled
Only a few days from Halloween and it was hard to tell a trick from a treat at Sotheby’s back-to-back Contemporary and Impressionist and Modern evening sales in New York, moved up from their usual mid-November dates. Live streamed from the auction house’s headquarters in Manhattan but with the auctioneer, Oliver Barker, on the rostrum in the London...
The Unknown Genius Creative Abilities of Leonardo Da Vinci
When: November 17th at 7:00 PM EST - Presented by Dr. Rudy Magnan - Hosted by Westchester Italian Cultural Center About the Webinar This publication was written in the belief that Leonardo's study of his natural surroundings, his advanced perceptual skills and his continued interest in learning, all played a significant role in developing his creat...
From Boxer to Barista: A Story of Love and the Fine Art of Italian Coffee!
Thursday, November 5th • 7:00-9:00pm. Register Here. Come to hear the story of Vincenzo Imparato, former Professional Boxer and Italian super-middleweight Champion of Italy and founder of Si Espresso. Along with his business partner and wife, Adriana they will talk about life in Italy, the art of Italian coffee and life lessons of his boxing career...
The Voice of Italian Anti-Fascism at 80 Fourth Avenue
Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the neighborhood south of Union Square was a hub for leftist and labor organizing, which manifested in a multitude of forms. The Communist Party of the United States had headquarters at several buildings in the area; teachers, lithographers, transport, garment, packinghouse, steel mill, and automob...
Caravaggio: the fascinating, rebellious & dangerous artist
When: November 10th at 7:30 PM EST - Hosted by wiccny - Presented by Toni McKeen About the Webinar From Rome to Naples, to Sicily, and Malta, then back again, this gifted but troubled artist left a trail of outstanding paintings the world is still admiring. Probably the most revolutionary artist of his time, he abandoned the rules from a century o...
Could the Columbus statue end up in Lyncourt?
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh announced Oct. 9 that the city will move the statue of Christopher Columbus from its current location off East Onondaga Street to a private location yet to be determined. Salina Town Councilors Nick Paro and David Carnie have suggested that Columbus make his next voyage to the hamlet of Lyncourt, an enclave of Italian Ameri...
Staten Island native’s ‘Team Marco’ movie bought by Samuel Goldwyn Films, report says
Local filmmaker Julio Vincent Gambuto’s “love letter to Staten Island” could be headed to the big screen in the near future. The rights to his movie, “Team Marco,” which filmed around the borough, have been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “I am thrilled to bring this thoroughly charming film to audiences this...
"Sono un emigrante": sogno americano e valori delle radici di una calabrese negli USA
Racconti di oggi, ricordi di ieri. Il sogno americano e un giornale-comunità, che tiene saldamente legati gli emigranti italiani ai grandi valori delle radici. “Complimenti. Compro America Oggi perché mi piace leggere i fatti, gli avvenimenti della mia terra e di tutti gli italo-americani sparsi per il mondo”. Su Facebook l’amica Maria Ursino Barci...
Staten Island native Marisa Corvo wows the judges on NBC’s ‘The Voice,’ offers to make sauce for Gwen Stefani
A Staten Island native sang her way to the stage of NBC’s “The Voice” this week, making a lasting impression with the judges. Marisa Corvo, a 33-year-old borough-bred singer who currently lives in Irvine, Calif., performed P!nk’s “Perfect” for the televised singing competition’s celebrity judges Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, John Legend and Gwen S...