Thomas Aquinas on the Rite of Mass: Lecture Coming Up in NYC
On Saturday, December 3rd, at the Catholic Center at New York University, Fr. Innocent Smith, O.P. will give a set of lectures titled: "The Rest is Said in Praise to God: Thomas Aquinas on the Rites of the Mass." Throughout his writings, St. Thomas Aquinas offers profound insights into the liturgy that draw on the thought of his predecesso...
Passaporti a New York: missione a Staten Island per il funzionario del Consolato
Mercoledì prossimo, 14 novembre, il funzionario itinerante del Consolato generale a New York sarà a Staten Island per la raccolta delle impronte digitali per il rilascio dei nuovi passaporti biometrici. L'incontro avrà luogo presso The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, (79 Howard Avenue). Si tratta, ricordano dal consolato, "di un'in...
St. Athanasius of Bensonhurst will celebrate its 100th birthday
St. A's gets a Big C.The thriving Brooklyn church known as St. Athanasius turns a century old this year.When other churches in New York are struggling, padlocking schools and closing down, St. Athanasius of Bensonhurst will celebrate its 100th feast of its patron saint this Thursday with a 7 p.m. Mass.Come see why this parish flourishes in a time w...
Libri tra due mondi. La letteratura italo-americana vista da Anthony Tamburri
By Maurita Cardone Anthony Tamburri, direttore del John D. Calandra Italian American Institute della City University of New York, ha appena pubblicato un libro in cui sviscera un pezzo di letteratura le cui specificità sono state a lungo ignorate se non negate. Re-reading Italian Americana. Specificities and Generalities on Literature and...
Italian Heritage and Cultural Festival brings Long Islanders together
Long Islanders were treated to a special event this past weekend as the first Italian Heritage and Cultural Festival got underway in Smithtown. Sponsored by the Order Sons of Italy in America and the New York Commission for Social Justice, the event took place on the fairgrounds of the Smithtown Historical Society. Patrons enjoyed a day of...
Staten Island's best Italian restaurant: Bocelli is your 2014 Readers' Choice Award winner
More than 6,000 votes were cast in the 2014 Readers' Choice Awards poll for "Best Italian Restaurant." It was a very tight race, but one eatery came out in the lead of this collective rally cry for local food favorites. And the winner is: Bocelli Ristorante — 1250 Hylan Blvd., Grasmere; 718-420-6150; BocelliRest.com — with 1,383 votes. &...
Multiple locations, multiple generations make Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe a Staten Island staple
After graduating college with a bachelor's degree in education, Justine Campitiello was going to become a teacher. But her heart wasn't in it. She tried working as a nanny, and tried other jobs, before choosing to join her family's business, Alfonso's Pastry Shoppe, which over the last four decades has become a household name on Staten Is...
A Night of Corto-s (A Night of Short Films)
The Italian American Museum and Italytime present: A Night of Corto-s (A Night of Short Films). You are cordially invited to attend "A Night of Short Films" at the Italian American Museum this Saturday, December 20th. For the first time in New York City, italytime unites "Corto-s (Short Films) and Theater" in one special night where n...
Auburn's CIAO group to host St. Joseph's Day feast — so what's St. Joseph's Day?
by Michael Ricci St. Joseph's Day is traditionally celebrated every year on March 19. This year, it will be celebrated in Auburn on Sunday, March 15, by the Italian community group CIAO (Cultural Italian American Organization). St. Joseph's Day was first celebrated in Sicily in the 11th century. The people of Sicily prayed to St. Joseph w...
Cinema e teatro italiano a New York: debutti e non solo
di Laura Caparrotti Vi ricordate quando Gianni Morandi venne attaccato duramente dal popolo di Facebook e da vari politici per aver detto che una volta anche noi eravamo immigrati? Dalle reazioni spropositate sembrò che il popolo italiano si fosse dimenticato le partenze in nave o in treno verso un mondo migliore - e noi non scappavamo nea...
Amanda Hunt and Her Grandparents’ Italian Pitcher
By Ligaya Mishan The ceramic water pitcher on Amanda Hunt's dining table, loosely painted with golden fish in a sky-blue sea, bears the legend "Ristorante 'Sabatini' Roma" and a telephone number. "Should we call it?" she asked. To Ms. Hunt, a curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, the pitcher is a family heirloom, a rustic souvenir h...
Judge rules state within rights to ban ‘offensive’ lunch cart
A federal judge has ruled that the state did not violate the First Amendment rights of the owners of Albany's "Wandering Dago" lunch cart when it was banned from slinging sandwiches in a government complex because of the anti-Italian slur in its name. Northern District federal Judge Mae D'Agostino dismissed the lawsuit filed by the truck's...