Events to examine role of immigrants in Capital Region
"City of Immigrants," a concert and event series organized by the choral group Albany Pro Musica, celebrates the presence, history and influence of immigrants in the Capital Region. The series kicked off earlier this month and runs into April, offering music and dance, film and television programming and lectures. The climactic event of the series...
Sal Randazzo, founder of Marina del Rey caterers passes
Sal Randazzo, a visionary restaurateur and the founder of Marina del Rey Caterers, has passed away at the age of 76. Family and friends mourned Randazzo, who opened the Throggs Neck waterfront facility in 1972 at the site of Dania Marina, which he and his brother operated. He converted the marina into a catering business that will be...
Casa d'Italia Brings Bronx Flavor to Harrison
Claims of cuisine authenticity are ubiquitous in the food world. The sign on the restaurant's front window may boast of as much, but that doesn't mean the kitchen is backing those words up with ingredient integrity and legit experience. But Lucy and Steve Selvaggio, owners of Casa d'Italia in Harrison, have a pedigree that gives their sandwich shop...
Da Manhattan a Capri, letterature a confronto
di Maurita Cardone Letterature a confronto da Manhattan al Golfo di Napoli. La settima edizione del festival letterario Le Conversazioni, ideato da Antonio Monda e Davide Azzolini, è stata presentata ieri, mercoledì 8 maggio, alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò della New York University. Vincitori e Vinti è il tema di quest'anno che, ci spi...
Paolo Busti selects two as Outstanding Italian Americans
The Paolo Busti Cultural Foundation of Genesee County has announced the selection of Mary Calarco Smith and Patty Macaluso Page as Outstanding Italian-Americans.Their accomplishments include both personal/professional service to community, church, and family. Mary and Patty's lives reflect the core values and heritage which the Foundation uses as c...
Annual St. Rocco Festival in Oyster Bay draws about 50,000
Walking around the St. Rocco Festival in Oyster Bay Sunday night was a vastly different experience for native Tracey McIntyre than it was 20 years ago. As a teenager, McIntyre, her twin sister, Tricia, and their friends would attend every single night of the five-day festival that takes place at Fireman's Field on Shore Avenue. They'd ride the amu...
Gov. Cuomo speaks out about offensive “Wandering Dago” food truck
A freedom of speech lawsuit was presented in Federal Court in Albany on Thursday, involving the Wandering Dago food truck, the Office of General Services and New York Racing Association. Earlier this year, the food truck was denied a permit to operate at the Empire State Plaza for its summer outdoor lunch program overseen by OGS. Officials sai...
Festa di compleanno per il sesto anniversario dell'Associazione Culturale Italiana di New York
L'Associazione Culturale Italiana di New York ha festeggiato domenica il sesto anniversario della fondazione con un dinner-dance, assieme a 350 ospiti presso la sala ricevimenti Russo's on the Bay a Howard Beach dove sono state annunciate le attese novità sulla prossima edizione del Festival della canzone italiana. All'appuntamento con l'Associazi...
Gli italo-americani e il cinema: se ne parla al Westchester Italian Cultural Center, New York
Appuntamento venerdì 16 maggio al Westchester Italian Cultural Center, New York, alle 19.30 per la proiezione di "Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans and the Movies", documentario diretto da Steven Fischler, prodotto da John Turturro, con Giorgio Bertellini, John Caglione Jr. e Frank Capra Jr. Il documentario narra come gli italo-americani...
A Look at the 2014 Festa di Sant'Antonio, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
It was a beautiful Sunday for the Festa di Sant'Antonio at St. Athanasius Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn (2154 61st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11204). As always, there was a fantastic turnout. I saw many friends, and members of several Societies were in attendance. A popular event, many locals came out of their homes to watch and greet the marc...
A Look at the 2015 Feast of Maria SS. Della Misericordia in Brooklyn, New York
By Giovanni di Napoli Hundreds of devotees gathered at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Sunday afternoon (April 26th) to celebrate the annual Feast of Maria SS. della Misericordia (Our Lady of Mercy), patroness of Fontanarosa in Provincia di Avellino. Warmly welcomed, we celebrated Mass in En...
A John Viola il Gei Award
Il presidente della Niaf (National Italian American Foundation), John Viola, è stato ospite del Gei (Gruppo Esponenti Italiani) a una colazione in una sala privata del RNel corso dell'incontro John Viola ha ricevuto da Lucio Caputo, presidente della prestigiosa organizzazione che racchiude i principali rappresentanti delle organizzazioni italiane c...