Carnevale per Bambini
Celebrate the Italian Carnevale with us at the Westchester Italian Cultural Center! Learn about this very happy holiday and its tradition. Decorate your own mask, have fun dancing to some traditional Italian songs, and enjoy the most delicious Carnevale treats such as chiacchere and tortelli. Don't forget to wear your favorite costume! Children und...
Al gala della Italy-America Chamber of Commerce celebrata la genialità italiana, premiata Lella Golfo
By Riccardo Chioni Oltre cinquecento persone si sono date appuntamento alla sala ricevimenti Cipriani 42nd Street venerdì in occasione del 126esimo gala della Italy-America Chamber of Commerce, la più antica sul territorio statunitense. Erano presenti rappresentanti dell'imprenditoria italiana, delle istituzioni e della comunità diplomatica, tra...
Italy 2020: Challenges and Opportunities of Growth
Can Italy avoid seven more years of lean cows? Yes, but only if we restart thinking long-term. Today's strategic decisions will determine what Italy will be in 2020. Italy should restore hope in the young generations and rediscover some of its traditional strengths: stimulate social mobility by promoting meritocracy starting from schools; ...
Do you have roots in 'The Boot'? What does being Italian mean?
By Gina Biancardi Are you one of the 175,000 Italian-Americans living on Staten Island? Whether you consider yourself "Italian-American" or "American-Italian" or simply American with some traces of Italian ancestors, I wonder what significance being "Italian" has to you and to your family. For me, as a first-generation Italia...
Incontro al Consolato "Buona fortuna Federica" . Gli auguri del sindaco de Blasio al ministro Mogherini
"Porterò con me a Bruxelles la Mela di cristallo che mi ha regalato", ha detto il ministro degli Esteri Federica Mogherini al sindaco Bill de Blasio durante l'incontro al Consolato Generale, il quale ha risposto in italiano augurandole "buona fortuna" per l'incarico di Alto rappresentante per la Politica Estera Ue che va ad assumere. Gremito oltre...
Inaugurato a Millbrook nell'Upstate il primo "Museum in the Street" che racconta la storia dell'immigrazione
by Riccardo Chioni Il villaggio di Millbrook nel Upstate New York ha inaugurato il Museum in the Street, il primo che racconta la storia dell'immigrazione in lingua inglese e italiana attraverso 29 pannelli disseminati in strade e parchi per promuovere il proprio senso di identità storica e tramandarla alle future generazioni. Alla cerimonia del...
Assembly recognizes Governor Mario Cuomo
By Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara It was an honor on Tuesday morning at the state Capitol to pay tribute to the late Mario Cuomo. Former Governor Mario Cuomo will be remembered for his integrity and dedicated public service to our state, so it was fitting that we remembered his legacy with an Assembly resolution. I was proud to b...
Italian immigrants subject of talk by expert from Auburn's Seward House Museum
Andrew Roblee, facilities manager at Auburn's Seward House Museum, will present "Italians in the American Civil War" at 7 p.m. Monday, May 4, at Fr. Nacca Hall at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 301 Clark St. Auburn. This exploratory discussion will traverse the cultural landscape of 19th century America that immigrants from the Italian peninsul...
Breaking Bread in L'Aquila by Maria Filice and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute present: We Have Not Forgotten: April 6, 2016, Marks Seven Years Since the L'Aquila Earthquake
April 6, 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm. John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. 25 W 43rd St #17, New York, NY 10036. DONATE. The highly acclaimed book Breaking Bread in L'Aquila was published on April 6, 2010, on the first anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the Abruzzo region. Releasing the book on the earthquake's anniversary was...
Interviste/ L’Italia stil novo a New York
Natalia Quintavalle, Console Generale a New York, rappresenta l'Italia nella città più importante del mondo. Il suo incarico si svolge nel consolato che conta quasi 70 mila italiani iscritti all'Aire ma opera su un area metropolitana in cui vivono e lavorano una cifra almeno quattro volte superiore di cittadini residenti. Diplomatica di carriera co...
Nuove nomine nel CDA dell’Italian Heritage and Culture Committee (New York)
Il Cda dell'Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York, Inc annuncia gli esiti delle ultime elezioni, che si svolgono biennalmente. Presidente e Chairman risulta Joseph Sciame, Vice Presidente Maria C. Marinello. Tesoriere è stato eletto John Mustaro e segretario Maria Fosco. Chair alle relazioni pubbliche Nancy J. Indelicato; Chair del Ma...
Petrosino protesters spell it out: Art, not bikes!
by Tequila Minsky Saturday was blustery and drizzly, but that didn't stop very concerned neighbors of Little Italy and Soho who came out fired up, protesting — again — what had happened to their tiny square, which is really a triangle, in what they stressed is a "park-starved" neighborhood. Petrosino Square, bounded by Spring, Lafayet...