Blauvelt Sons of Italy Installs New Officers
The Blauvelt Sons of Italy Lodge 2176 recently hosted a dinner to thank the outgoing Council members and install the new Council slate of Officers. A total of fifteen members make up the board which governs the Lodge’s activities over a two year period. The dinner, held at the Sons of Italy lodge on Van Wyck Road in Blauvelt, was attended by over...
Celebrating Pasquetta at the Our Lady of the Snow Sagra della Pizza Chiena (Pizza Rustica Festival)
I cut my Pasquetta outing a little short Easter Monday in order to attend the highly anticipated Sagra della Pizza Chiena (Pizza Rustica Festival) at the Our Lady of the Snow Hall in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. I didn’t want to go empty handed, so I went home to whip something up. Since I’m not much of a baker, instead of attempting to make pizza chien...
Thurs, 4/27: Conversations about the Black Madonna
The Italian American Museum Presents: "Conversations About The Black Madonna". Thursday, April 27th, 7:00 PM - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) New York, NY 10013 Singer, percussionist, healer and director Alessandra Belloni, joined by master bansuri flautist Steve Gorn will take the audience on an enchanting journey of di...
"Con gli spaghetti all'amatriciana ho conquistato il sindaco di New York"
Con un piatto di spaghetti all’amatriciana ha preso per la gola Bill de Blasio, l’attuale sindaco di New York, che la nomina excecutive chef di Gracie Mansion dopo la prova finale: una cena con sette portate italiane e asiatiche. Paola Aranci, quarantenne romana, di Monteverde, di strada ne ha fatta prima di arrivare nella Grande Mela un anno e mez...
Italian-American Catholics gather to observe Good Friday in Bensonhurst
Friday, April 14 was Good Friday, and in observance of one of the holiest days for the Catholic Church, thousands of Italian-Americans filled the streets of Bensonhurst to celebrate their faith and heritage. Good Friday is the commemoration of Jesus Christ’s death on the cross. Participants in the procession carried their own crosses as they walked...
A Lusty Love Letter to Italian Simplicity
The menu at King, which was opened last fall on the western edge of SoHo, by three enterprising young women, reads like a lusty love letter to Italian simplicity—something like what Meryl Streep’s Italian-Iowan housewife in “The Bridges of Madison County” would cook for Clint Eastwood’s lonely photographer, to show him the lost art of food as pleas...
This Brooklyn Pizzeria Was Just Named Best In New York
The Daily Meal, the same food blog behind "The 101 Best Pizzas in America" — or the closest thing on the internet to a definitive, annual critic's ranking of the nation's best pizza joints — is drumming up some more controversy this month with an offshoot list that names "The Best Pizza in Every State." "There are plenty of states with pizzerias th...
How Murray’s Cheese Ended Up Being Sold to a Grocery Chain From Ohio
Shake Shack is, of course, one of the great New York City success stories. Started as a stand in Madison Square Park, it’s grown to well over 100 locations around the world, all of which promise burgers and fries with an increased focus on quality and hospitality. Sbarro, meanwhile, was once a family-run New York operation that specialized in Itali...
Historic Brownsville Church To Be Demolished, City Records Show
The city has approved plans to demolish the crumbling but historic Lady of Loreto church — despite repeated pleas to save it, records show. The Department of Buildings issued a permit on March 24 that will allow the Diocese of Brooklyn to tear down the century-old building at 126 Sackman St. at any time, according to city records. Catholic Charitie...
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio Says Hello From New York
Even if the Alfa Romeo Stelvio has long passed its 'new car' status, its presence at the 2017 New York Auto Show cannot be ignored. Developed under the FCA umbrella and benefiting from Ferrari's know how in performance engines, the Italian crossover will cross paths with Mercedes-AMG's new GLC63. And it has the power to do so, as with the Quadrifog...
Mario Fratti Award
When: Monday, May 15, 2017 From 6:00 pm To 8:00 pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute New York Award ceremony and reading of the play winner of the fourth edition of the Mario Fratti Award: Paolo Bignami’s Il paese delle facce gonfie – The Country of the Swollen Faces”. Both the Author and Mario Fratti will attend the ceremony. This is also the cl...
One Tin Soldier - The Frank Serpico Story
Francesco Vincent “Frank” Serpico was born on April 14th, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York. His father, Vincenzo Serpico, was born in the town of Marigliano, in the province of Naples, in the region of Campania, Italy. His mother, Maria Giovanna, was born in Ohio but returned with her family when she was young to Italy where she later met and married Vin...