USA: Visit the Italian Pavillon at BookExpo America 2017
The Italian Trade Agency is pleased to announce Italy’s official participation at BookExpo America 2017 (June 1-2) at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. The Italian Pavilion will occupy Booth 621, and will showcase the latest books, catalogues, and multimedia products by 11 Italian exhibitors. The publishers, editors, and industry...
Helping Italian Artists Create Opportunity in the United States: Valeria Orani and Her “Umanism” Agency
A bridge is formed between Italy and the United States using creativity and culture to divulge Italian identity through the promotion of art, knowledge, language and history by exporting the true essence of the Beautiful Country: this is Valeria Orani's goal with her Umanism Agency. Motivated by the fundamental principle of Umanism that aims to cre...
Looted statues, pottery returned to Italy after probe in NYC
Seven ancient statues and pottery vessels are headed back to their homeland in Italy after authorities said they tracked down the stolen items in New York City. Dating back as far as the eighth century B.C., the artifacts were looted by Italian tomb raiders in the 1990s, then were smuggled out of the country and eventually turned up at two New York...
Somers Students Earn Scholarships from Circolo da Vinci
Four Somers High School seniors were awarded scholarships Tuesday, May 16, by Circolo da Vinci, a nonprofit Yorktown organization that promotes Italian-American heritage. The 35th annual scholarship dinner was held at Ceola Manor in Jefferson Valley. This year’s scholarship award recipients were: Alexa DelBene of Yorktown High School, Melissa Corci...
"Meet the New Italians": in Consolato Generale a New York è la volta del cinema
Martedì 6 giugno nuovo appuntamento in Consolato Generale a New York con il ciclo "Meet the New Italians". Dopo i precedenti incontri che hanno visto come protagonisti donne, scienziati, musicisti, artisti e architetti, il 6 giugno in Park Avenue protagonisti saranno i giovani impegnati nel mondo del cinema, cui è dedicata la 15esima edizione del p...
Italian Architect Massimiliano Locatelli Invades Barneys New York 7th Floor as Part of Collaboration
Famed Italian architect Massimiliano Locatelli is taking over Madison Avenue’s Barneys on Wednesday, marking the start of an ongoing collaboration between the retail giant and the architect who’s designed commercial properties for the likes of Valentino, Michael Kors, Zara and Missoni. Meanwhile, the Columbia University PhD is busy developing the n...
San Remo Is a New Italian Eatery With a Split Personality
It might not seem like the best idea to open a New York destination with a dual personality. But that hasn’t hindered San Remo, Soho’s newest eatery. Starting at 8 a.m., the front café is buzzing with regulars picking up a cup of Lofted coffee and House of Waris Teas on the run, while the seats are filled with creative freelancers, tapping away at...
The Next Wave in Bushwick Pizza Is Santa Panza
Brooklyn’s most meteoric restaurant success in the last decade was Roberta’s. Starting out as a modest pizzeria with a wood-burning oven in an obscure corner of Bushwick, it swelled into an empire. Who can fault other rustic Naples-style pizzerias for trying to duplicate that success? Since Roberta’s founding in 2008, copycats have appeared in gent...
Rooftop fire engulfs Italian restaurant in Queens
Flames ripped through an Italian restaurant in Queens Wednesday evening after starting on the building’s roof, according to the FDNY. Photos show flames engulfing the structure that houses Biu Bella on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills around 5 p.m. Witnesses saw a huge ball of black smoke balloon over the neighborhood. “All of a sudden, boom,” said...
Meet the Job Fair: al Consolato di NY aperta la “caccia” ai giovani italiani
Sabato 20 maggio al Consolato Generale d’Italia a New York si è svolta la seconda edizione dell’evento “Meet the Job Fair”, parte del ciclo di eventi chiamato “Meet the New Italians of New York”. In quella che viene chiamata la “Piazza Italia” del consolato è stato convocato un panel di figure note in vari campi del mercato newyorkese tra cui Gianc...
Great Duets from Italian Opera at Casa Belvedere, Tues. June 6th
A one-hour video presentation featuring classic performances of duets from Italian opera including La Boheme, Otello, I Pagliacci, La Forza del Destino, La Traviata, Lucrezia Borgia, La Gioconda, Un Ballo in Maschera and I Puritani. Celebrated artists such as Jussi Bjorling, Renata Tebaldi, Mario del Monaco, Tito Gobbi, Richard Tucker, Robert Merri...
RUNWAY: Valentino Shows 2018 Cruise Collection in New York
While Louis Vuitton set out for Kyoto and Christian Dior to Los Angeles, Pierpaolo Piccioli opted to present his 2018 Cruise collection for Valentino in New York City, marking the second time the Italian brand has descended upon the Big Apple to stage a pre-season show. As noted by Vogue, "On the runway, Piccioli picked up a sporty thread inspired...