NOIAW’s Gala Awards in New York, with a Surprise Appearance by Topo Gigio
On Saturday, April 13th, the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW), the organization that has brought together Italian American professionals for 44 years, celebrated its annual luncheon awards in New York City. In an elegant room at the St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan, two women were honored for their success in their work: Jodi Pul...
Five Hundred Years After Giovanni da Verrazzano
The Montauk Library will present a series of concerts and live performances in the coming months as part of “Waterways: Commemorating The 500th Anniversary of Verrazzano’s Voyage in 1524.” Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485-1528), an explorer for France, was the first European to sight New York Harbor and Narragansett Bay. After receivi...
Arvedo Arvedi: Corporate Art, From Art to Fashion at the IIC-NY
Corporate Art: From Art to Fashion is an exhibition by Arvedo Arvedi presented at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York on April 19 at 6PM. On this occasion, the author, in conversation with the Institute’s Director Fabio Finotti, will also present the e-book Corporate Art. Embracing a New Mentality in Marketing and Sales Strategies. The exhib...
Celebration of the 500th Anniversary of Giovanni da Verrazzano by Italian American Leadership Forum (IALF)
The Board of Directors of the Italian American Leadership Forum (IALF), founded in 2023, have coordinated a wreath laying ceremony at the Giovanni da Verrazzano Statue in New York City’s Battery Park at 11:30 AM to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the arrival of Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian navigator and explorer who traveled under the flag...
New RAI Docufilm to Debut in New York on the 500th Anniversary of the Arrival of Renaissance Navigator Giovanni Da Verrazzano
A new and revealing documentary about the life of the 16th century Italian explorer Giovanni Da Verrazzano will make its debut in New York City on April 17th. The film will be shown on the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Da Verrazzano’s ship, in what is now New York Harbor, on April 17, 1524. The film "Giovanni Da Verrazzano: From the Renaissan...
Congresswoman calls for toll-free Verrazzano Bridge this coming Wednesday
In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano's arrival to New York, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) is trying to pass a bill to make the Verrazzano bridge toll-free this Wednesday. The Verrazzano bridge, which opened in 1964, was named after the explorer who arrived in the New York Bay on April...
ISDA Officers Receive ‘Reputation Award’ From Italian Dignitaries
ISDA National President Basil Russo and VP John Viola were presented with the inaugural “Reputation Award” at the Italian Cultural Institute of NYC (Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York) by Davide Ippolito, a celebrated publisher, filmmaker and producer. At the ceremony, Russo and Viola were honored for creating the Italian American Future Lead...
They met in New York’s Plaza Hotel in 1970. Here’s what happened next
In 1969, Stefano Ripamonti was feeling good about life. He was in his late twenties, working a glamorous job at an Italian high fashion shoe firm. He’d recently married his childhood sweetheart and the newlyweds were settling into an apartment near the Vatican city walls in Rome, Italy. While their new home had great potential, the couple wanted to...
NYC to mark April 17 as Giovanni da Verrazzano Day to honor explorer
New York City will recognize April 17 as Giovanni da Verrazzano day to honor the explorer after a piece of legislation passed Thursday. Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island/South Brooklyn) introduced the legislation in February to honor the explorer who sailed for France and became the first European to enter what would become known as New York Harb...
Hidden In Plain Sight: Mother Cabrini and Her Shrine
The new episode of “Hidden in Plain Sight”, the series from Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò about the Italian influences in New York City, is dedicated to Saint Frances Cabrini, also known as Mother Cabrini, the patron saint of immigrants. Stefano Albertini, from NYU, guides us in a visit of Mother Cabrini’s shrine in Northern New York City, 701 Fort...
Playwright Fabio Banfo Will Be Awarded 2024 Mario Fratti Award by In Scena! Italian Theater Festival
In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY will present their annual Mario Fratti Award to playwright Fabio Banfo for his play El Desaparecido. The award will be presented to Mr. Banfo as part of the Closing Night Ceremony for the In Scene! Italian Theater Festival NY 2024 on Monday, May 13 at 6:30pm at Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU (24 West 12th...
Savor a Day Trip to New York's Bronx Little Italy
We’re headed to New York to visit Little Italy in the Bronx, known for their mouth-watering bakeries, pastry shops, meat and cheese markets, and restaurants. Bronx Little Italy is accessible in under a three-hour drive from anywhere in NEPA. The popular Facebook page Bronx Little Italy serves as a great guide in building itineraries for newcomers....