Gei. Il Friendship Award a Genuardi
Il nuovo console generale a New York, Francesco Genuardi, è stato ieri ospite ad una colazione data in suo onore dal Gruppo Esponenti Italiani nella sala privata del ristorante Le Cirque di Manhattan. Il ministro Genuardi è stato accolto dal presidente del Gei, Lucio Caputo, che lo ha presentato ai numerosissimi ospiti presenti, in rappresentanza...
To the letter! Petition to add second Z to Verrazano bridge
Can't they spell? A Dyker Heights activist is demanding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority tack another Z onto the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge so it matches namesake Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. Every day that the Florentine explorer's misspelled cognome hangs on roadway signs is a travesty, and now its time to do something abo...
Italian Festival celebrates a way of life in Niagara Falls
It was just five years ago when organizer Carmine Bianco, an elementary school physical education teacher in Niagara Falls, found himself in the unenviable role of Italian Festival rescuer. He jokingly called the 2012 festival on the front lawn of a friend's Pine Avenue restaurant, "The World's Smallest Italian Festival." Fast forward...
Andre DiMino appears on Ebru Today discussing Italian stereotypes
Italian American One Voice Coalition President Andre DiMino appeared on Ebru Today discussing the Italian stereotypes in the media from "The Sopranos", to " Jersey Shore", to Governor Chris Christie in Time Magazine. You can watch the full interview here.
De Blasio, l'italoamericano che vuole cambiare New York
New York potrebbe avere un altro sindaco italoamericano. Il responso delle primarie democratiche non è ancora definitivo, ma Bill de Blasio è al momento oltre la soglia del 40% delle preferenze, quella necessaria per evitare il ballottaggio e presentarsi alle elezioni del 5 novembre come il candidato del partito, contro il repubblicano Joseph Lhota...
St. Padre Pio society raises 5G on Staten Island
by Carol Ann Benanti As a means to further and expand the mission of St. Padre Pio and the newly founded St. Pio of Pietrelcina Society, Vincent Demonte, Stefano Sena and Maria Buonsante, owners of Bocelli Ristorante, hosted "Cooking with Chef Stefano." It was a festive affair, where down-home Italian specialties were prepared in grand fa...
Alla famiglia Maramotti prestigioso American Art Award del Whitney Museum per impegno a favore del patrimonio artistico e culturale delle arti in America
alla famiglia Maramotti il prestigioso American Art Award del Whitney Museum per la sua preziosa Collezione. La consegna del Premio si terrà il 7 maggio 2014 a New York. L'American Art Award del Whitney Museum è assegnato ogni anno a persone e organizzazioni animate da costante un impegno a favore del patrimonio artistico e culturale delle...
Five Decades of Patter - The Oldest Yellow-Cab Driver in New York City With His Own Medallion
With a half-century's worth of experience driving a yellow cab in New York City, Sal Locascio, 87, knows the streets as well as anyone. "I do all right for a hillbilly," said Mr. Locascio, a joking reference to his lifelong residency in the village of Pleasantville, in Westchester County. Read more Source: http://mob...
Don’t miss this year’s St. Liberata Italian Festival
by Nicole Allegrezza Don't miss the annual Italian Festival of St. Liberata, an Italian feast down Main Street, this Saturday, Sept. 26. Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce president David Kennedy said the festival, which is in its eighth year since its re-inception, has great history in the village. In the 1940s and 1950s,...
International Conference: CINEMA AND ITALIAN IDENTITY
OCTOBER 08, 2015 - 03:30 PM - Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011On the occasion of the publication of Lessico del cinema italiano: forme di rappresentazione e forme di vita (Mimesis, 2014) edited by Roberto De Gaetano. As stated by authors such as Jean-Luc Godard, Martin Scorsese and Quentin Taran...
Gay Talese Honored at 21 Club for Classic Sinatra Profile
A half century after completing a magazine piece that had frustrated and disappointed him, Gay Talese was honored at the 21 Club for his landmark Esquire story on Frank Sinatra. Tom Wolfe, Robert Caro and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg were among those seated at the banquet table Monday night as toasts were offered to Tale...
St. Joseph's Day Feast with a cooking demonstration and history lesson!
When: March 21, 2016 - Time: 6:00-9:00PM Costs: Members $75 - Non-members $85 Where: Trattoria Romana, 1476 Hylan Blvd | Staten Island, NY 10305 Join NOIAW's Staten Island Network once again this year for its annual St. Joseph's Day dinner and cooking demonstration! Enjoy a feast of sustenance for the mind and the body with us on March 2...