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by Sr. Camille D'Arienzo   Joseph Sciame. Title: Vice President for Community Relations at St. John's University. Lives in: New Hyde Park, N.Y., and employed in Queens, N.Y., at the university, which is located in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Sister Camille: Mr. Sciame, you recently received Knighthood in the Order of Pope St. Sylvest...

FEBRUARY 08, 2016. 06:00 PM. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011. The Guardian of Mercy. How an Extraordinary Painting by Caravaggio Changed an Ordinary Life Today (2016, Arcade Publishing) by Terence Ward. Introduced by Stefano Albertini (NYU) and Pellegrino D'Acierno...

World-class Festival kicks off July 6th featuring a 5-story magnificent tower with Neapolitan Saint and brass band carried on the shoulders of 125 men. A spectacular Italian Festival kicking off July 6th in Brooklyn honoring Saint Paolino has it all: faith, food, music, neighborhood pride, history, colorful cultural celebrations and internatio...

Here are just a handful of the 12 million men, women, and children who arrived at Ellis Island, New York, between 1892 and 1954 to start a new life in the USA, often dressed in their finest clothes. The portraits show immigrants wearing the national dress of their country of origin, including military uniforms from Albania, bonnets from the Netherl...

By Rob Abruzzese The Italian American Law Students Association (IALSA) at Brooklyn Law School (BLS) hosted its 2016 holiday gala in Downtown Brooklyn last Friday where it honored Janet DiFiore, chief judge of the Court of Appeals and New York state, as well as seven other top Italian-American jurists.   "We saw the Columbian Lawyers honorin...

On March 5, scholar, rseaercher, and bibliographer James Periconi will discuss his landmark book Strangers in a Strange Land: A History of Italian-Language American Imprints, 1830–1945. With essays by Robert Viscusi, Francesco Durante, and Martino Marazzi this is a beaurifully illustrated catalogue of the Italian-language book-publishing industry t...

Da domani e fino a sabato 11 maggio, un funzionario del Consolato generale d'Italia a New York sarà in missione a Rochester per raccogliere le impronte digitali dei connazionali che abbiano bisogno di un nuovo passaporto.   La missione, sottolinea il Consolato, ha l'obiettivo di agevolare l'ottenimento del passaporto da parte dei connazional...

It's an annual gathering celebrating Italian American heritage in Syracuse. The laying of a wreath at the Christopher Columbus statute at the circle that bears his name in the center of the city. It is a celebration that has been scaled down over the years. Organizers say their children can become more involved. They're hoping they can return...

By Maurita Cardone Tra i tanti italiani che hanno contribuito allo sviluppo della cultura a New York c'è un nome che non viene ricordato abbastanza. È quello di Lorenzo Da Ponte, librettista, poeta, drammaturgo e linguista veneziano che nel 1805 si stabilì negli Stati Uniti dopo aver girato l'Europa da Vienna a Praga a Londra. In occasione del 175...

The Academy Awards are Hollywood's biggest celebration of the year and so, to celebrate, avid movie fan, food blogger and Tuckahoe resident Annette Zito has segued from the traditional Oscar party she usually throws at home to an extravaganza complete with a red carpet. Her first annual "Red Carpet Celebration of the Oscars," to be held at the Wes...

  Twenty women from different countries were honored by the Society of Foreign Consuls in New York City on March 6 as part of the International Women's Day celebration. The honorees received a Certificate of Recognition for their role in community empowerment and profound individual achievements.   Monica M. Mandelli, Managing Director...

April 9, 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm John D. Calandra Italian American Institute 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor New York, N.Y. 10036   This event is centered around the two writers Carmine Abate and Amara Lakhous. Carmine Abate grew up in Carlizzi, a small village of the Arbersche community, in southern Calabria. After graduating from the Univers...