Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire (GNY) on March 24
When: Friday, March 24, 2017, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM - Where: Casa Italiana at New York University | 24 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011This is a free event for NOIAW members. Spaces are limited. RSVP today. In honor of Women’s History Month, we invite you to join us for an evening commemorating the March 25, 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory tragedy...
Italy’s Importance During Early History of Photography to be Focus of Exhibition at The Met
Opening March 13 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Paradise of Exiles: Early Photography in Italy will focus on Italy’s importance as a center of exchange and experimentation during the first three decades of photography’s history—from 1839, the year of its invention, to 1871, the year Italy became a unified nation. The exhibition will highlight t...
Best bread in Brooklyn, all from family-run bakeries
Some of the highest-quality carbs in the the five boroughs can be found at Brooklyn’s family-owned bakeries and wholesale businesses. From traditional loaves of Italian bread to French classics like baguettes, seasonal varieties (Irish soda bread) to flavorful twists (cranberry-raisin with sunflower seeds), the possibilities are nearly endless for...
Worcester native Lucia Giannetta returns to Broadway in ‘A Bronx Tale: The Musical’
Worcester native Lucia Giannetta is back in the Bronx again. Giannetta was in the cast when the musical drama "A Bronx Tale: The Musical" has its world premiere early last year at the prestigious Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, in a production directed by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks....
New York Restaurateur Hans Pauli Has Died
Hans Pauli started Sant Ambroeus, his New York pasticceria and cafe in 1983 serving, “the luxuries of Italy, in an understated, Giorgio Armani kind of way,” Amanda Hesser wrote in The New York Times in the late 90s. Partners Dimitri Pauli and Gherardo Guarducci have announced that Pauli, Dimitri’s father and the founder of Sant Ambroeus, has died....
Grannies from the world over helm kitchen at New York restaurant
Just inside the entrance to an Italian restaurant on a recent afternoon in the historic St. George neighbourhood on Staten Island, the smell of soy and ponzu masked that of onions and garlic. The source? A Japanese woman had taken over the kitchen to make gyoza and shrimp dumpling soup. “The dumplings are good!” said a customer at a table of seven,...
Soho House launching Italian eatery known to attract celebs
You don’t need to be a member of Soho House to dine at Cecconi’s — its first stand-alone restaurant in New York. Soho House & Co. is opening Cecconi’s in Dumbo this May on the ground floor of Empire Stores. The Northern Italian eatery — a magnet for celebrities like Halle Barry, Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow — originated in London. Now, it has...
Cosmos given a warm welcome to Coney Island
Next stop, Brooklyn! It was an official homecoming of sorts for Coney Island’s newest sports franchise, North American Soccer League’s (NASL) New York Cosmos, which has left Hofstra where they played most of their home games to make Coney’s MCU Park their new home. The franchise was welcomed by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Alliance for Coney I...
SW boys' soccer coach Francesca McAuliffe honored as 'Woman of the Year'
Susan Wagner boys' soccer coach Francesca McAuliffe was recently named United Youth Soccer Stars of New York's (UYSSNY) Woman of the Year and on Sunday, she was honored during the organization's 13th annual Dinner Dance at Russo's on the Bay in Queens. McAuliffe said she was touched upon learning PSAL official Joe Cerrati had nominated her for the...
A Brief Sketch: Onorio Ruotolo
Meeting friends for Sunday dinner in Manhattan over the weekend, I stumbled across an interesting facade at 231 East 14th Street half-hidden behind some trees and the building's fire escape. Unsure of its history, I snapped a few photos and continued on my way. Later that night I went online to try and learn more about the work. Thanks to Ephemera...
Chazz Palminteri Honored Guest at IAM Golf Classic
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend the 15th Annual Golf Classic http://www.IAMGolfClassic.org Monday, May 22, 2017. 11:00 A.M. Shotgun. Play Golf With Acclaimed Actor, Screenwriter and Producer Chazz Palminteri, "A Bronx Tale". Honored Guest. Pine Hollow Country Club. 6601 Rt. 25a, East Norwich, NY 11732. All Players - Auto...
Pino Bianco at Turning Stone offers Italian food worth the drive
Have you ever put your order for starters and mains in at a restaurant and then, after finishing bread and starters, bet that you wouldn't be able to eat your main course? If we were sharing a table with you at Turning Stone's Pino Bianco, we would take that bet. Even though we were satisfied when our meal had barely begun, we finished nearly all o...