Ferragosto 2023 in Arthur Avenue
The Belmont Business Improvement District is thrilled to welcome everyone back to the neighborhood for Ferragosto 2023 on Sunday, September 10th! Ferragosto is a special day in the community filled with Italian culture, delicious food, wonderful live entertainment, and great fun. Ferragosto is a way to convene our customers and supporters in a fest...
Gabriella Sanna Named Next Executive Director of Hoff-Barthelson Music School
Hoff-Barthelson Music School announces the appointment of Gabriella Sanna as its next Executive Director as of January 1, 2024, following the retirement of current Executive Director Ken Cole on December 31 of this year. Sanna is a visionary leader with a proven track record of program development, enrollment growth, successful fundraising, and rec...
Savor the flavors of Abruzzo: D’Abruzzo NYC's Italian street food delights
Whether you’re a native New Yorker or your travels bring you to Lower Manhattan, you won’t want to pass up a visit to D’Abruzzo NYC. Tommaso Conte, founder, and chef, sets up shop every Friday at Smorgasburg on Fulton Street outside the World Trade Center. That’s where he cooks authentic Italian street food, served under a signature orange awning s...
La Dolce Vita: Discover top Italian establishments in western Queens
While western Queens fosters many different cultures, characters and world views, one that has a strong presence in the area is Italian. Whether you’re craving pasta, pizza, a baked good with a strong espresso or even a friendly greeting, you’ll be whisked away to Italy when you patronize these Italian establishments. Senso Unico was established...
Alfa Romeo Car Show: August 20
Umberto’s of New Hyde Park, Long Island’s iconic pizzeria and Italian restaurant, will be hosting a special car show with the New York Alfa Romeo Owner’s Club (NYAROC) on Sunday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at their New Hyde Park location (633 Jericho Turnpike). The event will support Island Harvest Food Bank, the leading hunger-relief organiz...
A BRONX TALE Opens On August 12 At CM Performing Arts Center
The CM Performing Arts Center in Oakdale, New York, will open their Main Stage Season 51 with A BRONX TALE: THE MUSICAL, running August 12 to 26 in their Noel S. Ruiz Theatre. “It's a family, it's a language, it's a neighborhood, it's a time period, it's a culture,” says John Mazzarella, Co-Director and Scenic Designer of A BRONX TALE. Written by ...
Brooklyn’s Legendary Di Fara Pizza Just Opened a Sandwich Shop
It’s opening week at a new restaurant from Di Fara Pizza. The Brooklyn pizza institution, known for making some of the city’s best pies since 1965, opened a sandwich shop at 1012 E. 15th Street, near Avenue J, down the street from its original location in Midwood. It’s called 1012 Kitchen, and it’s only open for lunch to start. The restaurant is a...
Italian American Women’s Center awards $1,000 scholarships to four Queens, Long Island students
The Italian American Women’s Center awarded four graduating high school students from Long Island and Queens with $1,000 in scholarships. The scholarships were presented to each student during a luncheon at Uncle Bacala’s in Garden City on July 23. The students — Angelo Cangero, Sophia Ieraci, Jack Longobucco and Lauren Stea — earned the scholarshi...
Staten Island restaurant Nucci’s reopens with full menu, signature pizzas
After a brief closure, Nucci’s South has fired up its kitchen once again. It’s “business as usual” for the Richmond Valley pizzeria and Italian restaurant as of noon on Monday, Aug. 7, says its management. Nucci’s closed temporarily in late July as owner Paul Montella took a brief respite. Going forward, he said lunch specials and the regular menu...
Whitestone street co-naming honors Italian-American civic and cultural group
Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino was among the local officials to attend the co-naming of 149th Street at 12th Road in Whitestone to Associazione Sacchesi D’America Way on Aug. 2. Paladino sponsored the co-naming to honor the Associazione Sacchesi D’America, an Italian-American civic and cultural group. “It was a huge honor to facilitate this st...
'Dreams To Reality': Yankees Sign Short Hills Native Peter Serruto
After years starring at Millburn High School, Short Hills resident Peter Serruto is living out a dream having signed a new deal with his hometown. The New York Yankees. The catcher, who played for both Rutgers and Indiana universities after graduating, celebrated his new team with a post on Instagram announcing that he has agreed to join the organi...
Watkins Glen’s (NY) Italian American Festival is almost here
Watkins Glen’s annual Italian American Festival will be returning to Clute Park next weekend. The three-day festival will start on Friday, Aug. 11, and end on Sunday, Aug. 13. The festival will start at 12 p.m. each day and run until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 5 p.m. on Sunday. This event will feature live music, food, fireworks, and more....