The Italian Genealogical Group presents “As Long As You Speak My Name,” written narratives about Italian immigrants
When: Saturday, Jan. 27 from 12:30 to 2 pm - Where: Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, 79 Howard Ave, Staten Island, NY 10301 The non-profit Italian Genealogical Group started a project of collecting immigrant stories of our relatives, to keep the stories alive for future generations. The collection of stories in the book represents 1...
Former NYC emergency management chief Joseph Esposito dies at 73: ‘Definition of public service’
Former New York City Office of Emergency Management commissioner Joseph Esposito has died after a battle with cancer, Mayor Eric Adams announced late Monday. He was 73. Esposito, who most recently worked under Adams as deputy commissioner at the city’s buildings department, was described by the mayor as the “definition of public service.” “He worke...
Giorno della Memoria – “Lost Bread” by Edith Bruck, book presentation
On the occasion of Giorno della memoria 2024 (International Holocaust Remembrance Day), literary scholar Gabriella Romani in conversation with director Fabio Finotti presents Lost Bread by Edith Bruck, which she translated with David Yanoff. The Italian original, Il pane perduto (2021), was a finalist for the prestigious Premio Strega. Born in Hung...
Farewell to Salvatore J. LaGumina
Salvatore J. LaGumina, Professor Emeritus of History and Director of the Center for Italian American Studies at Nassau Community College, award-winning author of over 20 books and more than a hundred of scholarly articles on the experience of Italian immigrants in the United States, and beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Sunda...
This is not New York - Conversation
Tuesday January 16 2024, 6 PM. IIC-NY 686 Park Avenue, NY. Maria Teresa Cometto and Glauco Maggi in conversation with the director of IIC-NY Fabio Finotti. Maria Teresa Cometto and Glauco Maggi are Italian journalists and authors, wife and husband with a daughter and two grandchildren, in New York since 2000 and US citizens since 2018. What is “The...
Morris Adjmi references Italianate tenements in The Grand Mulberry
Infrastructural renderings that reference historical entities, almost always manage to cast a deeper impact than architecture designed to fulfil a hedonistic image. It is, after all, these references and details that humanise stoic edifices. Infusing architecture with such details becomes even more pertinent when designing structures within neighbo...
The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center: an Italian tradition illuminating New York
The Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center is a shining icon that has illuminated the heart of New York for decades, but few are familiar with its fascinating story of tradition, emigration, and an Italian touch. This is the story of Cesidio Perruzza, the Italian who, during a time of deep poverty and crisis like the Great Depression, brought a glimm...
Dante bust may return to the park
A bust of Italian poet Dante Alighieri has stood over the courtyard of the Newburgh Public Library for more than three decades, but it may soon be on the move. The Newburgh City Council approved a contract with Environmental Design & Research, Landscape Architecture, Engineering & Environmental Services, D.P.C. for the relocation of the Dante bust....
Basilicata Unveiled: A Night of Culture and Music in New York City
In a captivating evening hosted at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, the region of Basilicata took center stage with its rich cultural heritage. The event saw the presence of Fabio Finotti, the director of the Institute, Consul General Fabrizio Di Michele, and the President of Basilicata, Vito Bardi, who provided a journey into the treasu...
The Etruscan Biga, Acquired Illegally by the MET Museum in 1902, Still Unreturned
There is an exquisite Etruscan bronze chariot, called the Biga di Monteleone di Spoleto, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York that is considered the finest preserved example of such a pre-Roman period chariot in the world. The museum claims that it was discovered back in 1902 in Monteleone, Umbria, when a landowner working his...
County Executive Bello Announces Italian Air Force Frecce Tricolori to Perform at The 2024 A.P. Property Services Rochester International Airshow
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport today announced that the Italian Air Force Frecce Tricolori will headline the 2024 A.P. Property Services Rochester International Airshow on Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4, 2024. Joining Frecce Tricolori in the program will be the United S...
The Verrazzano Bridge in New York: A Tribute to Italy
Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485-1528), one of the greatest explorers of his time, was the first to set foot on the Atlantic coast of North America. The Verrazzano Bridge in New York, inaugurated in 1964, is an imposing tribute to him. Let’s explore the feats of our hero from Greve in Chianti (Florence) that have made his name unforgettable beyond the...