CCI Buffalo hosts St. Joseph's Table
Buffalo's Italian Cultural Center (CCI) hosted its first ever St. Joseph's Table on Saturday. The Italian tradition commemorates a medieval drought and famine where people facing starvation turned to St. Joseph for help. Now people show their appreciation with an altar music and a feast. "I think it's part of our heritage, celebrating St. Joseph's...
‘Pieces of Ourselves’: An Italian American Manifesto
My father worked with his hands beginning at the age of 10, and he never stopped, right up to the very day he walked off the job site and into the hospital, where he swiftly passed away. He never wanted my brothers to take over the landscaping business he had built. He wanted them to wear suits and ties and sit behind desks. You probably know this...
NIAF is proud to honor Beth T. Mazzeo at New York gala
The National Italian American Foundation is proud to honor Beth T. Mazzeo at our New York Gala on Thursday, April 20th at the iconic Cipriani 42nd Street! Beth T. Mazzeo is a special advisor and the former Chief Administrative Officer of BloombergLP. s. Her department of more than 1,700 people was responsible for the operation of Bloomberg’s global...
A Race Against Time
As a kid in Gravesend, Brooklyn, I wore my Italianess everywhere in my neighborhood. You could spot it in my walk, my speech, and in my attitude. I guess it was like Tony Manero’s walk in the opening scene of the iconic film Saturday Night Fever. But to survive, I had to keep my identity in check as I stepped between two different lives: the one I...
Chinatown, Little Italy community leaders joining forces to address neighborhood issues
Community leaders from two lower Manhattan neighborhoods, Chinatown and Little Italy, joined forces Saturday to address what they say are ignored issues that have been detrimental to their communities. “There’s been public safety issues, community issues, economic issues, stores are closing,” said Bob Fonti, vice president of New York State Italian...
Celebrating 50 Years Of “Mangia” With Mulberry Street Italian Food Center in Brick!
When my wife and I stopped by Mulberry Street at 474 Brick Boulevard in Brick this past Sunday, to pick up the radio station’s corned beef and cabbage order for parade day, little did we know we were walking into history! A half a century in the making…While filling our order, co owner Ralph Colasurdo informed us that Sunday was the exact 50th Anni...
Magazzino Italian Art Spring Lecture Series on Arte Povera Starts March 18
Magazzino Italian Art announces the fifth iteration of the annual spring lecture series which brings together some of the leading scholars of Arte Povera to present new perspectives on postwar Italian art. The 2023 Lecture Series, Arte Povera: Artistic Tradition and Transatlantic Dialogue, curated by Dr. Roberta Minnucci, Magazzino’s 2022-23 Schola...
At 102, he’s the longest living firefighter in NYC — and with wife, Gloria, the longest married couple on Staten Island. We think.
Over the past 102 years, he’s witnessed profound changes in history that have transformed lives in countless ways: two pandemics, wars, and breakthroughs in the fields of science and medicine. But Anthony Louis Aquaro is adamant about his life and his good fortune. “My greatest blessing is wealth,” he said. “Not the monetary kind, but the wealth t...
"Laboratorio Venezia.Venice Lab" - Book presentation
When: Friday, March 10, 2023 From 6:00 pm To 7:00 pm - Location: Istituto Italiano di Cultura - NY - Organized by : IIC-NY- Entrance: Free Published on the occasion of the completion of the restoration work - promoted by Assicurazioni Generali in the Procuratie Vecchie in St Mark's Square in Venice and led by David Chipperfield - the book recounts...
CCI Buffalo: welcome to the new Executive Director, Lindsey Lauren Visser
The Board of Directors of the Centro Culturale Italiano di Buffalo is excited to announce Lindsey Lauren Visser as the new Executive Director. Lindsey Lauren joined the CCI in February of 2021 as Deputy Director where she played a critical role in preparing the organization for its grand opening. Since then, she has overseen the development of the...
Arte Povera: Artistic Tradition and Transatlantic Dialogue
Arte Povera: Artistic Tradition and Transatlantic Dialogue, Spring lecture series: March 18–April 30, 2023, 12pm - Where: Magazzino Italian Art, 2700 U.S. 9, Cold Spring, New York 10516 Magazzino Italian Art's annual spring lecture series brings together some of the leading scholars of Arte Povera who present new perspectives on postwar Italian art...
New York City Christopher Columbus statue vandalized with red paint, tagged 'murderer' in Central Park
A statue of Christopher Columbus has been vandalized in New York City. A photo taken Monday morning showed the statue of Columbus in Central Park sprayed with red paint. The messages "murderer" and "land back" were tagged on its pedestal. Reached by Fox News Digital Monday morning, Central Park police confirmed the incident is under investigation b...