Troy Treasures: Italian flavor part of city’s heritage
When I was a young child, I assumed everyone in Troy was Italian. Heck, I thought the whole world was paisan. And why wouldn't I? My two neighborhoods growing up were filled with names that ended in vowels. My life started at 7 Havermans Ave., surrounded by my cousins, the Brunos, Clementes, Pitanellos, Montellos, Sorrentos and Ciccar...
PizzArte, The City’s First Pizza Gallery, Opens Today
by James Mulcahy Think the perfect slice of pizza is a work of art? Well, PizzArte is the city's first combination pizza and art gallery – while you won't find preserved pies lining the walls, you will find that the space is a showcase for works fromNeopolitan artists. The second story of the building will be dedicated to established names...
Columbia University Wins Dismissal of Italian House Lawsuit
By Chris Dolmetsch Columbia University won dismissal of a lawsuit alleging the school failed to use donations to promote Italian culture as the benefactors intended. Several Italian-American families in 1927 donated $400,000, worth about $5 million today, to the university to erect La Casa Italiana, the "Italian House," on school...
A Sicilian’s Journey – William V. Fioravanti
History, love and passion are all prevalent in great abundance in A Sicilian's Journey. This book is full of interesting information about the actual events of one family taken from all aspects. I have a great interest in Sicilian culture and the history of Sicilian immigration to America and gained much knowledge from reading this book. As soon as...
This Is New York: Sen. Tony Avella, an Unconventional Politician
Sitting in an office filled with documents, artwork by small children, and an exceptionally neat desk, New York state Sen. Tony Avella resembled a congenial school teacher rather than a politician. "I didn't think I would go this far," Avella admitted. After losing some minor races in his early political days, his mother once tried to con...
New Italian Cinema Events - November 17, 2014 at 6:00 pm
New Italian Cinema Events is heading back to New York City to launch its 24th annual traveling film series dedicated to bringing Italy's newest directors and films to the US audiences and celebrating the country's rich cinematic tradition. Once again, the Italian Cultural Institute, New York will host the presentation of this year's selection, whic...
Following Family Memories on a Trip through the Old Neighborhoods
by Kerry-Lynne Demarinis As Italian-Americans, most of us have grown up hearing the stories of our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents "coming over" from the old country. After years of hearing the same stories over and over, the memories become our own. We can name all the family villages, the family members left behind, and the...
Sinatra: An American Icon Opens at The New York Library for the Performing Arts
In the new exhibition Sinatra: An American Icon, visitors will have a chance to look deeper into the life and legacy of Frank Sinatra. In the new exhibition Sinatra: An American Icon, debuting this March at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, at Lincoln Center, visitors will have a chance to loo...
Italian Feast Spectacle Opens in Brooklyn July 8th
A spectacular Italian Festival kicking off July 8th in Brooklyn honoring Saint Paolino has it all: faith, food, music, neighborliness, international visitors. Neapolitan immigrants from Italy settled in Williamsburg long ago and brought a beautiful tradition to the streets of Brooklyn with the first Giglio (Italian for "lily") festival in 1903...
From shore to shore: Preserving Italian heritage
By Susan Clark Porter As generations age and memories fade, the experiences of our forefathers can also recede. The Sons of Italy, however, is doing its part to promote the legacy of this area's Italian ancestors. In a collaborative effort earlier this year, the Vincent Lombardi Lodge 2270 of Rochester, the Geneva Lodge 2397 (men) and th...
Panorama 360 opens in New York from 25/06 to 20/07
Following the successful debut at Expo2015, the video installation on the Italian Beauty will be shown in New york, from June 25th to July 20th. Panorama will be open in the Vanderbilt Hall at the GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL, from 10am to 6pm. With Panorama, I aimed at reinterpreting the beauty of Italy according to the principle of Kalos Kai A...
Fun, food and entertainment at Italian Festival in Kingston
A crowd of hearty Italian-Americans and "honorary Italian-Americans" alike braved a cloudy and raw fall afternoon to take in the festivities at the Ulster County Italian Festival at T.R. Gallo Park on Sunday. The festival featured vendors selling a wide variety of food ranging from biscotti to sausage to olive oil, along with other wares r...