MY Grandfather, ANTIMO, was a true Neapolitan!
Many years ago, while interviewing my cousin Herby for family recollections, he had mentioned that our grandfather, Antimo (nicknamed “Tony”) operated a produce store, around the corner from Arthur Avenue (across from St.Barnabus Hospital.) *Note: The timeline for this story is around the mid to late 1950’s.* Herby clearly recalled the fact that, w...
Eight different galleries of Italian art take center stage in Cold Spring
Imagine Italy was only a drive away... well here in the Hudson Valley, a glimpse of it actually is! If you want to experience the artwork of Italy without the hassle of traveling, then join us on this Road Trip: Close to Home to Magazzino Italian Art in Cold Spring. “Magazzino means ‘warehouse’ in Italian and we opened in 2017. This is our fifth an...
Savoy Foundation Grants $150,000 to The New York Foundling Summer Camp Program for Inner-City Foster Care Children
On July 18, 2022, the American Foundation of Savoy Orders presented a record grant of $150,000 to The New York Foundling’s Summer Camp Program for inner-city foster care children from funds raised from the Foundation's 2021 Ballo di Savoia (Royal Savoy Ball) Winter Charity Gala. More than 200 patrons, benefactors and guests gathered to support the...
The Best Places for Staten Island History, Italian Food, and More, According to "Joe Mozz"
After immigrating from Palermo, Sicily, in 1971 at the age of eight, Giuseppe "Joe Mozz" Badalamenti and his family settled in what has the highest proportion of Italian Americans of any U.S. county, Staten Island. Since then, he’s made his mark across all five of NYC’s boroughs, building roots with what’s a veritable mozzarella kingdom, Joe Mozz,...
Marco Bagnoli Film presentation: Seventy-Two Names - Italian Garden
Magazzino Italian Art, 2700 US-9, Cold Spring, NY 10516. Seventy-Two Names – Italian Garden, a site-specific work by Marco Bagnoli, opened this summer, May 20, 2022, in the park surrounding the Medici Villa Ambrogiana in Montelupo Fiorentino. Magazzino will be featuring the film, documenting the creation and history of Bagnoli’s exhibition, on our...
Longtime Staten Island educator Larry Ambrosino, who ‘touched so many lives,’ to be honored with street renaming
The late Larry (Lawrence) Ambrosino, a passionate educator who touched the lives of thousands of borough children in at-risk communities and mentored many of them through adulthood, will be honored at a street renaming ceremony next month. The longtime Staten Island educator died at the age of 72 at home in Annadale on Aug. 29, 2020, following a tw...
Seized antiquities given back to Italy
Officials with the Manhattan District Attorney's office formally turned over almost $14 million worth of seized artwork and historical artifacts back to Italian authorities on Wednesday as part of a yearlong effort to repatriate such goods that have been circulating on the black market. The 142 pieces were seized by authorities from art galleries a...
The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel continues through Sunday, July 24 in Rosebank
The 119th anniversary of the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Society, the festa in Rosebank which kicked off on July 14, will continue through Sunday, July 24. It runs Thursday through Sunday. Entertainment is on tap each evening. The feast, that opens at 7:30 p.m., is hosted in the area where a group of Italian immigrants settled during the earl...
Magazzino Italian Art Launches Partnership with Bloomberg Connects
Magazzino Italian Art is pleased to announce a new, digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies, making Magazzino accessible for either on-site or off-site visits through innovative photo, audio and video features. Our guide provides insight into every item on view at Magazzino, as well as...
Italian Light: Skies and Waters - Exhibition
Wednesday, July 20, 2022. From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm. Organized by IIC-NY in collaboration with Marco Bertoli Art Consulting. Entrance Free. Book NOW. Italian Light: Skies and Waters. Exhibition. Opening July, 20 at 6PM. On view from July, 21 to September 14, 2022. Monday through Friday 10:00AM to 4:00PM. Italian Cultural Institute in New York - 686 P...
NY Columbus Advocates Use National Data to Make Their Case
In Syracuse, the Columbus monument still stands, inside Columbus circle there; yet Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh is moving on with his appeal after a stunning legal defeat, back in March, when Supreme Court Justice Gerard Neri blocked Walsh’s order to remove the navigator’s statue. The lawsuit to save the statue was raised by the Columbus Monument Corpo...
Rochester's Famous Little Italy Wall Mural on Lyell Avenue Vandalized
We are disappointed to report that the famous Little Italy neighborhood wall mural located at the corner of Lyell Avenue and State St on the Flat Iron Building in downtown Rochester, NY, has been vandalized. The vandalism appears to have occurred on Friday July 15th in the early morning or overnight hours. The initials "LL J" were painted on it wit...