Columbus Day parade set for September 27
by Anthony O'Reilly Get ready to celebrate Italian pride. The 10th annual Howard Beach Columbus Day Parade is set to kick off on Sunday, Sept. 27 at noon. Floats, dancers and singers will take over Cross Bay Boulevard in a celebration of all things Italian. It will start at 156th Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard and march down the corridor...
Sicilia Mondo incontra Carlo Lauricella Tesoriere della F.I.A.O. (Federation of Italian-American Organizations) di Brooklyn
di Elisa Guccione Nel progetto di servizio, di informazione e di conoscenza alla comunità incontriamo a Carlo Lauricella, da 30 anni fedelissimo di Sicilia Mondo a Brooklyn, NY (USA). 72 anni, nato a Cinisi in provincia di Palermo. Da 55 anni a New York. Imprenditore, adesso in pensione. Tesoriere della F.I.A.O. (Federation o...
International Remembrance Program Series - Book discussion
Date: Monday, January 25, 2016 Hours: 6pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of new York Organized by: ICI In collaboration with: Consulate General of Italy in New York, Centro Primo Levi, NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, Italian Academy, CUNY's John Calandra Italian American Institute. Reserve Book discussion: Primo Levi, The Friend by Bianc...
New York, il volto del nuovo italo-americano
Che la presenza degli italiani negli Stati Uniti fosse ampia è risaputo. La National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) e l'Order of Sons of Italy in America (OSIA) stimano che gli Americani di origine italiana siano circa 25-26 milioni. La domanda d'italiano e d'Italia da parte della società americana è in crescita. Gli studenti d'italiano nelle...
Giorgio Bassani 100 - Round Table
When: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 From 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Organized by : IIC NY Entrance : Free A round table on the occasion of the publication of GIORGIO BASSANI, New York Lectures and interviews, CPL Editions; a collection of the conferences and interviews held by the writer at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. And...
Il "fenomeno Vito Marcantonio" rivisitato, il "politico della gente" torna di attualità al Hunter College
di Riccardo Chioni Più attuale che mai, torna alla ribalta Vito Marcantonio, lo storico personaggio italoamericano di East Harlem leader del American Labor Party, il "politico della gente" rieletto per sette mandati che aveva trasformato la sua carriera in una continua crociata sui fronti della giustizia sociale e dell'indipendenza di Port...
2013 NOIAW Gala
You're Invited! Please join The National Organization of Italian American Women at the 2013 NOIAW Gala "Celebrating Italian Food, Wine & Opera" honoring Donatella Arpaia. The Gala will take place on April 29th at The Pierre in New York City. The exciting evening includes two educational forums on "Italian Women in Wine: A Guided Tastin...
Tuckahoe Festival To Celebrate Italian-American Culture
The Eastchester-Tuckahoe Columbus Day Committee is set to again celebrate Italian heritage and culture at the annual Columbus Day-St. Pio Festival. This year's festival will feature food vendors, a parade and celebrity guest appearances. The event will begin on Sept. 20, and continue through the weekend. Read more Source: ht...
Staten Island artist Gregory Perillo to donate art work to charity
Gregory Perillo, a painter and sculptor of note locally and globally has decided to donate 25 of his favorite original works of art work for display in the prestigious Birds of Paradise Resort in St. Petersburg, Florida during the month of May. Columnist Carol Ann Benanti of The Staten Island Advance reports that 100 percent of the proceed...
Padre Walter Tonelotto, protettore degli immigrati a New York
By Vincenzo Pascale La Chiesa della Madonna di Pompei situata nel cuore del Greenwich Village di New York rimane dopo oltre un secolo (fu costruita nel 1892) il fulcro della vita religiosa per i cattolici Italiani di Manhattan. Da circa un anno alla guida della Chiesa è Padre Walter Tonelotto, Scalabriniano, originario di Sant'Eulalia di...
Italian man visiting New York dies after fistfight outside Bronx bodega leads to fall, head injury
He brought a banana to a fistfight — and paid for it with his life. A 37-year-old man, visiting his girlfriend in the city, was pestering customers to buy him beer at a Bronx bodega just after midnight on Friday. One of the fed-up strangers unleashed an open-handed assault on Oliver D'Orio as they squared off outside the Guerrero Deli on...
JoAnn Falletta to receive Columbus Day honor
JoAnn Falletta, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's music director, can chalk up a lot of awards and achievements. On Columbus Day, though, she will receive an honor that strikes especially close to home. Falletta is going to be honored by the Federation of Italian-American Societies of Western New York at their 107th Annual Columbus Day...