Bari Pork Store in Bensonhurst set to close at end of month
Another Bensonhurst fixture is saying goodbye. After decades in the neighborhood, Bari Pork Store, 6319 18th Ave., will be closing for good June 30. They are known as “King of the Sausage” and “The last real Salumeria on 18th Avenue,” with its meats and cookies, heroes and other Italian delicacies. Co-owners Tony Turrigiano and George Firrantello m...
‘We Will Not Rest’: Italian American Leaders Step Up Fight for Dual Citizenship
The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO), led by ISDA President Basil Russo, held its Annual Summit on June 7 in the heart of Little Italy at NYC’s Italian American Museum. At the summit, Russo and his peers were unanimous in approving a new resolution that steps up the Italian American community’s fight for d...
Beloved Italian specialty store in Bensonhurst closing after five decades
Bari Pork Store, a staple of Brooklyn's Bensonhurst neighborhood since 1969, has been a beloved destination for food and goods straight from Italy. But now, the specialty store is closing for good, after its aging storefront weathered so many storms. "Twenty-eight years I've been coming here. This is like a family," said customer Peter Melendez. It...
Song'E Napule
For a sit-down Neapolitan pizza, Song’E Napule in Greenwich Village always delivers. The pizza comes out of the oven consistently chewy and light, with nicely charred edges, and you can pretty much always get a table—even at peak downtown bar-and-restaurant hopping hours. The restaurant is bigger than it looks from the street, and colored in the s...
Southern Italian Folk Music Concert & Film Screening on June 7 in New York
Join Italian Charities of America For A Documentary Film Screening of Musical Journeys with the Black Madonna in Southern Italy & A Southern Italian Folk Music Concert by Alessandra Belloni & I Giullari Di Piazza. In-Person Event on Saturday, June 7 at 7:00pm - Doors Open at 6:30pm. 83-20 Queens Blvd, Elmhurst, NY. Click Here To Reserve Your Seat....
COPOMIAO meets again at the Italian American Museum in New York
Seventy-eight leaders from the Italian American associative world will gather in New York on June 7 for the annual assembly of COPOMIAO – the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations – which this year will take place among the streets and authentic landmarks of Little Italy. This is more than just a meeting: it’s a moment to...
Neos Offers First Direct Flight from New York to Italy’s Far South
Travelers now have a new nonstop gateway to southern Italy, as Italian airline Neos has launched its first direct flight from New York’s JFK International Airport to Bari, the capital of the Apulia (Puglia) region. The inaugural flight took off on Tuesday at 5 p.m., marking the start of a weekly service that is expected to continue into the fall. “...
Building the Valley: New venture from Tony's Pizza Cafe owner brings fast casual Italian fare to Buffalo Township
Andrea “Tony” Coppola sees his newest restaurant in Buffalo Township as a taste of the future. Healthy ingredients and trendy flavors are hallmarks of Toasted Amo, the Italian sandwich shop he opened last month in Buffalo Plaza. It marks a stark departure from the area’s plentiful fast food joints — and Coppola’s other restaurant, Tony’s Pizza Cafe...
An Iconic West Village Restaurant Is Opening in Brooklyn
Chef Jonathan Waxman is expanding his iconic Manhattan restaurant restaurant, Barbuto in Manhattan into Brooklyn this summer. Barbuto Brooklyn will open in Brooklyn Heights inside 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge at 60 Furman Street, near Doughty Street, aiming for a June opening. The new Barbuto will be similar to its revived West Village sibling centered...
Preparations underway for St. Anthony’s Italian Feast Days
A decades-long tradition is returning once again to Little Italy in Endicott, NY. Preparations for this year’s St. Anthony’s Italian Feast Days are underway in Little Italy. Even though most of the work comes a week before the festival, event organizers start making reservations for the equipment in Jan. “This last week just seeing everything show...
The Feast of Saint Anthony returns to the Bronx
Mark your calendars! One of the Bronx’s most beloved traditions is back this June as Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church hosts the Feast of Saint Anthony in the heart of Bronx Little Italy. From Wednesday, June 11 through Sunday, June 15, East 187th Street and Arthur Avenue will come alive with live music, rides, amusements, and of course—plenty of del...
Eataly Caffe Heading To Hudson Yards
On the heels of opening a location at Rockefeller Center in May, Eataly Caffe has a new location heading to the city. It will open this June on level four of Hudson Yards, according to the Eataly website. This will be the fifth location for the brand within New York City, joining spots in Flatiron, Downtown, SoHo and Rockefeller Center. “You can sw...