A tour of Little Italy in the Bronx
It’s 10 a.m. on a Wednesday morning and I’m on the line at Mike’s Deli – one of the best-known food stores and cafés in the Arthur Avenue Retail Market in Belmont, the area known as “the Little Italy of the Bronx” – deciding between an order of rice balls or eggplant rollatini to go with my dinner later that evening. The deli’s founder, the much-lo...
Excavations for Magazzino Italian Art’s expansion allowed the centre to finally create a rare Michelangelo Pistoletto Land Art piece
Magazzino Italian Art, the museum and research centre in Cold Spring, New York, has opened Welcome to New York!, a survey show by Michelangelo Pistoletto to celebrate the artist’s 90th birthday. In addition, the museum unveiled a permanent land piece, Terzo paradiso, that has come to fruition after 20 years of patiently waiting for circumstances th...
Giorgio de Chirico: Horses: The Death of a Rider
Vito Schnabel Gallery. 43 Clarkson St #1A, New York, NY. It’s usually too soon to write off what might seem, at first glance, a great artist’s less compelling work, as these small paintings would make abundantly clear if nothing else did. For more than a hundred years, Giorgio de Chirico has been revered for the so-called metaphysical paintings he...
Family and Friends Remember John Salone
The Geneva Red Wings held a special ceremony Thursday night to pay tribute to their late groundskeeper John Salone. McDonough Park’s field is now “John Salone Field” as fans will notice atop the scoreboard. Salone, a community figure and a 1974 De Sales High School graduate, passed away last August at the age of 66. John’s contributions to the comm...
Pamela Quinzi The Queen of New York Shoe Fashion with “Kilame” Shoes
Pamela Quinzi, a renowned fashion designer, and entrepreneur, was born and raised in Rome, Italy. Known for her exquisite creativity and craftsmanship, Pamela’s aesthetic eye for color, fabric, and detail has enabled her to work at the highest levels of the international fashion industry. She has a long history of developing clothing lines, accesso...
Mets Hall of Famer Mike Piazza reveals what 'new immigrants' can learn from Italian Americans
Perhaps the best moment of Mike Piazza's career was his home run in the New York Mets' first home game post-9/11. With his Mets down 2-1 to the Atlanta Braves, Piazza drilled a no-doubt two-run homer that proved to be the game-winner. It's now considered one of the greatest home runs in Mets history, allowing New Yorkers to forget for just a momen...
Magazzino Italian Art Presents Cinema in Piazza: “Rome: A Visual Journey”
Magazzino Italian Art will present the 6th iteration of the Cinema in Piazza series, presented in partnership with the Cold Spring Film Society and Artecinema. Entitled Rome: A Visual Journey, this year’s film program, curated by Magazzino’s 2022-23 Scholar-in-Residence Dr. Roberta Minnucci, will be devoted to a cinematic exploration of the city of...
‘Still going strong’: 136th annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Feast kicks off in Williamsburg
A Williamsburg parish officially began the 136th annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast, a street festival full of Italian eats, music and games, with an opening mass and processional on July 5. The 12-day festival, which dates back to 1887, celebrates Italian culture and tradition with tons of vendors selling authentic cuisine and sweet treats, gam...
Two Westchester County Trattorias Can Compete With The Best In NYC
Not for the first time will I argue that the best Italian restaurants are more often than not run by individuals who put their names and reputations on the line every day and night they’re open. The menus are their own, their purveyors work with them, their staff has longevity and their presence in the kitchen and dining room is as dependable as th...
Mid-Century Americans Didn’t Know Antonio Petruccelli’s Name, but They Sure Knew His Art
Sometimes, it seems there are no truly fresh artistic discoveries, since collectors have gotten very good at scouring the landscape for talent and then snapping it up. Then, a show like “Antonio Petruccelli: Rediscovering a Modernist” comes along, and we realize that we have not seen it all yet. The show, comprising 40 works, all original gouaches...
Adrienne’s, Serving Tastes of Southern Italy, Opens in the Rockaways
Adrienne Guttieri, a promising young chef who studied in Italy and worked her way up at restaurants there and in New York, died last summer at 33. Her family, most notably her brother, Frank Guttieri, is keeping her memory and legacy alive at this new restaurant named for her in their hometown area of the Rockaways. They have taken over the waterfr...
A Fun Afternoon of Opera
When: 08 ago, 12:00 - Where: Osteria Santina, 502 Jewett Ave, Staten Island, NY 10302, USA Join us for a delightful afternoon of opera featuring a captivating performance of "Don Pasquale" hosted by the esteemed Lou Barrella at the enchanting Osteria Santina. Immerse yourself in the timeless tale of love, humor, and mischief as talented opera perfo...