Announcing the 2013 Ferragosto Celebration on Arthur Avenue, Belmont's Little Italy
Going back centuries, the Ferragosto tradition recognizes the end of the harvest season and to enjoy the fruits of those labors. It is a way for families to engage in part of the Italian culture and coming together in a solid bond of family and friendship. Over 15 years ago, merchants of the Arthur Avenue/Belmont section decided to bring t...
***NEW*** Memoir Writing Workshop
Wednesday, September 17, October 1, 15, 29, November 5, 19, 2014, 10:00am to 12:00noon. If you have a story you wish to tell and are serious about your writing, this workshop is for you. Enrich your writing skills by sharing your work with other serious writers like yourself, develop your craft and improve your skills. Whether you are ju...
Il Giorno della Memoria a New York
Il Giorno della Memoria a New York viene realizzato per iniziativa del Consolato Generale d'Italia, il Centro Primo Levi, l'IIC, NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, l'Italian Academy at Columbia University, il CUNY's John Calandra Italian American Institute e la Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi. Il programma 2015 segna il 60mo anniversario...
Celebrate the Culture and Cuisine of Sicily With Michela Musolino at Dominican College - Friday, February 27 @ 7:00 PM
Enjoy an evening of authentic Sicilian food and wine, traditional Sicilian music and dance while learning about the culture and history of Sicily. Michela Musolino will be joined by the amazing musician and folklorist, Phil Passantino for a presentation of the story of Sicilian folk music. They'll also present some traditional dance and a...
Mass with saint’s stigmata glove at St. Finbar
In the season for lost gloves, one mitt found a lot of love. The faithful got to touch one of the gloves Padre Pio used to cover his stigmata during a special mass at St. Finbar Roman Catholic Church in Bath Beach on Feb. 23. Stigmata are marks resembling the wounds of Christ’s crucifixion said to appear on particularly holy people. The ho...
Alberto Milani premiato dal Gei
Il presidente dell'Italy-America Chamber of Commerce di New York, Alberto Milani, è stato ospite a una colazione dal Gei, tenutasi martedì nella Stella Room del Ristorante Le Cirque. Milani è stato accolto dal presidente del Gruppo Esponenti Italiani, Lucio Caputo che, dopo averlo presentato ai numerosi ospiti presenti, gli ha consegnato il...
Giosetta Capriati insignita del titolo di Dama dell’Ordine Costantiniano di San Giorgio
AmCham Italy è lieta di informare che il 3 marzo 2016, nel corso della solenne cerimonia di Investitura dei nuovi Cavalieri e delle nuove Dame nella Cattedrale di San Patrizio a New York, S.A.R. il Principe Carlo Maria di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, Duca di Castro e Gran Maestro del Sacro Militare Ordine Costantiniano di San Giorgio ha insignito del...
United in Their Italian Heritage
Having lived all over the country, Maria Tamburri appreciated the rich Italian-American community she found when moving to New York in 2006. She relocated here with her husband following his appointment as dean of the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute at Queens College. That same year, she became involved with NOIAW, a national n...
Sorrento - Partnership con New York nel segno di turismo e cultura
Avviare un confronto sulla possibilità di scambi, nel segno della cultura, tra New York e il distretto turistico della penisola sorrentina. Incentivando l'incoming di newyorkesi, in particolare di origine italiana, verso Sorrento, ma anche nelle vicine Pompei ed Ercolano, isola di Capri e costa d'Amalfi. E' l'obiettivo della missione della delegaz...
PAPER LIVES. The Little Known Story of Foreign Jews Interned in Italy
When: Thursday, illness January 26, unhealthy 2017 From 5:30 pm To 8:30 pmWhere: Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021Organized by : ICI - In collaboration with : Primo Levi Center - Entrance : Free Anna Pizzuti, curator of the database and historical portal on foreign Jews in Italy during World War II, presents h...
Italian-Americans and other groups dismayed at cancellation of Staten Island Columbus Parade
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Groups that normally participate in Staten Island's ColumbusParade found out just two weeks before the event it would be nixed this year --and they're devastated. "We're heartbroken," said Luanne Sorrentino at Mrs. Rosemary's Dance Studio in New Dorp. "Heartbroken. I know the kids are going to be so sad. I had it posted on t...
Mad Marty’s a ’hoodfella
Martin Scorsese loves his "Mean Streets" — and he doesn't want them messed up by shiny condo towers or pricy boutique hotels. The legendary director of gritty Big Apple films like "Gangs of New York" and "Taxi Driver" is going to war over new development along the Bowery. He's terrified it will turn his beloved old neighborhood into a blan...