Remembering the Battle of Bitonto
By Cav. John Napoli As part of our yearlong tricentennial celebration of the birth of HRH King Carlo di Borbone (1716-1788) we decided to bring back our semipublic Battle of Bitonto Commemoration, a celebration of faith, culture and history. In the past we had trouble locking down commitments from participants or finding a suitable place...
Westchester Elder Law Attorney Anthony J. Enea Receives Judge Daronco Distinguished Service Award
On Friday, June 17, elder law attorney Anthony J. Enea, Esq., managing partner of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP of White Plains and Somers, was honored with the Honorable Richard J. Daronco Distinguished Service Award at the Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County's 33rd Annual Dinner Dance. The event, held at The Fountainhead in N...
You've got to see these classic supermodel polaroids
Photographer Sante D'Orazio is a rare breed, a first-generation Italian-American from pre-gentrified Brooklyn. Although he was as American as any kid of his generation, the aura of Europe still clung to him. His mom was an opera singer at La Scala, his dad a champion cyclist. While his friends thought about making money, Sante thought about ar...
County marks Italian American Heritage Month
The Italian-American community is celebrating its heritage this month with a special designation. Members of Noi Italiani D'Oggi (NIDO), the Italian Center and the Ladies Auxiliary joined local dignitaries and members of the Italian-American community Oct. 1 for a celebration of October as Italian Heritage Month, designated by County Executive...
L’anno italiano di New York. Fiasco per Muccino, Verdi trionfa
NEW YORK- Che anno è stato per l'Italia di New York. Positivo, soprattutto se partiamo dalla fine. Gli Usa ci riconoscono un grande intellettuale europeo: le tre P di Pier Paolo Pasolini. Dicembre è stato il suo mese, grazie ad una retrospettiva che gli ha dedicato il MoMA, proiettando i suoi film: da Teorema al Decameron, un tributo infinito ad u...
Announcing: the annual Putnam County Columbus Day festivities pageant
The Italian American Club of Mahopac will be hosting the annual Putnam County Miss Columbus & Little Miss Columbus Pageant on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 6:30 PM. The event will be held at the Italian American Club of Mahopac at 141 Buckshollow Road, in Mahopac. Young ladies ages 10 to 14 and 5 to 9, who attend a Putnam County school...
Rome awards final Colonnade contract
The Little Italy Colonnade is nearing completion after the Rome Board of Estimate and Contract awarded a $25,000 contract to All Seasons Landscaping and Gardening Center of Lowville.The board called a special meeting for Wednesday in order to allow the planting of 29 deciduous trees and a variety of perennials to begin. "We tried to get this going...
Luci ed ombre, i primi 100 giorni di de Blasio
New York giudica i primi cento giorni dell'amministrazione Bill de Blasio. E non si tratta di una promozione a pieni voti. Anzi, il giudizio è fatto di luci ed ombre. Luci per le aspettative e le speranze che il suo messaggio di uguaglianza e giustizia sociale continua ad alimentare, ombre per le sue incerte capacità "manageriali", per i d...
Catalogo dell'arte italiana contemporanea, ovvero la vitalità sull'orlo del collasso
Una terrazza da cui abbracciare con lo sguardo tutto il paesaggio circostante, nella sua bellezza, varietà e complessità: è questa l'idea suggerita dal titolo del libro commissionato dalla Quadriennale di Roma a quattro giovani curatori d'arte, per fare il punto sullo stato dell'arte in Italia dal 2000 al 2014. Terrazza. Artisti, storie, luoghi in...
Italian-Americans Leave Their Mark on New York
The Italian Americans, a new PBS series, premieres next week, and it's no secret that the largest population of Italian-Americans is right here in New York and New Jersey. Just ahead of the national program, you'll get to see Italian Americans of New York and New Jersey, a two-part documentary filled with local history, celebrities and per...
Gallery Talk: A Conversation on Contemporary Art with Fabrizio Ruggiero
September 14, 2015 - 06:00 PM. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, 24 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011 Artist Fabrizio Ruggiero in conversation with Idanna Pucci. On the occasion of the exhibition of works by Ruggiero The Transformative Power of Art, on view through October 1 at Casa Italiana. In ENGLISH. Sinc...
Italian Art Blooms in New York City
by Genevieve Martin This spring, Italian art is blossoming in New York City, and CIMA's mission to promote the appreciation of modern Italian art on the international stage reverberates louder than ever, as the season brings to the city's galleries many shows. Some of the exhibits highlight artists who have long eluded American viewers, l...