Ian MacAllen with Jennifer Prezioso: Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 6:30 - 7:30 PM. New York Public Library, 7th Floor Event Center, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL). 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. Register here. Author Ian MacAllen sits down with Jennifer Prezioso of Nolita's Albanese Meats & Poultry to discuss Red Sauce, the story of Italian food arriving in the US and how...
East Bronx History Forum to explore Woodlawn’s famous Italian Americans
The East Bronx History Forum is pleased to announce its 178th meeting to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. with an in-person presentation by Susan Olsen. The location is Woodlawn Cemetery’s Woolworth Chapel, located south of East 233rd Street on the Jerome Avenue entrance. Olsen is the director of historical services for the Woodlawn Cemet...
Final Installation at Frick Madison Reunites Masterpieces by Giorgione and Bellini
On view from November 9, 2023, through February 4, 2024. This fall and winter, visitors to Frick Madison, the temporary home of The Frick Collection, will have an unprecedented opportunity to view two Renaissance masterpieces reunited for the first time in more than four hundred years. Giorgione’s Three Philosophers, on rare loan from Vienna’s Kuns...
Rockland Community College (Suffern, NY) celebrates Italian Heritage Month
Rockland Community College (RCC) is celebrating Italian Heritage Month with several fun events in October. Hosted by the RCC Italian Heritage Committee, the events aim to foster an appreciation for Italian and Italian-American culture, history, and contributions, enriching the RCC community with a rich tapestry of lectures, films, and presentations...
Columbus Day luncheon in Gates (NY) celebrates Italian heritage
The Italian Civic League hosted its 82nd annual Columbus Day luncheon Monday. It was held at the Italian American Community Center in Gates. Quintino DiCesare, the civic league’s president and an Italian immigrant, says while the federal holiday started as a celebration of Christopher Columbus coming to America, it has since become a celebration of...
Columbus Day Parade: Honoring Italian heritage in NYC for 79 years
Hundreds of thousands of people celebrated their Italian heritage at the 79th annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City on Monday. It’s the world’s largest celebration of Italian heritage and it all happens on Fifth Avenue. Columbus Citizens Foundation is the nonprofit organization that puts on the parade. Marian Pardo is the board chair and says...
Annual Italian festival draws big crowd
If you went down to Kingston’s Rondout waterfront Sunday for lunch, you likely realized you had too many choices. The Ulster County Italian Festival closed down the waterfront with music, food and entertainment, and Rondout restaurants were open along with many, many food vendors like Jo Burruby. Burruby owns the Frozen Caboose Ice Cream Shop, in H...
The Italian-American Women of Staten Island celebrate at ‘Pranza,’ a traditional luncheon hosted in South Beach
Since October is Italian Heritage Month, what better way to celebrate all things Italian than to eat, drink and be merry — and celebrate all the good works performed by members of The Italian-American Women of Staten Island (IAWSI)? The organization commemorated its annual “Pranzo” Luncheon at the Crystal Room in South Beach and saw newly elected...
Rally in support of Columbus statue in downtown Syracuse
As the fight continues over the future of the Christopher Columbus statue in downtown Syracuse, supporters of keeping the statue turned out for a rally in front of the statue at Columbus Circle on Saturday morning, Oct. 7. Multiple people at the rally spoke in favor of the statue. People against the Columbus statue also attended and held a banner r...
Moments Frozen in Time with John Rossi
John Rossi, a retired school teacher from the New York City school system, has a deep passion for capturing moments through his lens. Although he currently lives on Staten Island, his heart remains in his native Brooklyn. Larry Racioppio, a fellow photographer, friend of John’s and contributor to Street Photography Magazine, introduced me to John’s...
Permanent Memorial to be Dedicated to Victims of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
On Wednesday, October 11, the long-awaited public memorial to the victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire will be dedicated at the site of the historic fire in New York City. The Triangle Fire Memorial will be a permanent element on the very building that housed the Triangle Factory, at the corner of Greene Street and Washin...
Columbus Citizens Foundation Announces 2023 Columbus Day Parade Line-Up and Performers for World's Largest Celebration of Italian American Culture
On Monday, October 9, the 79th Annual Columbus Day Parade will be held in New York City. The Parade celebrates Italian American heritage, culture and achievements and is the largest celebration of Italian heritage in the world. Grand Marshal Beth Paretta will lead the Parade up Fifth Avenue from 47th to 72nd Streets from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM. 2023 H...