100 year-old Italian-American woman Fights Eviction by New York City from apartment
Concetta Passione just turned 100 years old on Saturday. Now the New York City Housing Authority is trying to kick her out, saying she's running a scam by living in Italy while her 73-year-old son occupies her $219 per month, one-bedroom apartment in a 49-year-old city housing project. When it heard in 2009 that the elder Passione was spen...
La storia "invisibile" degli ebrei italiani in America, terra non ancora promessa
By Gianna Pontecorboli Giorno della Memoria come spunto di riflessione per andare più lontano e ridefinire molte pagine della storia degli italo-americani? Questa è la sfida che Fraser Ottanelli ha lanciato al Calandra Italian American Institute della City University di New York durante uno degli eventi newyorkesi dedicati al ricordo della Shoah....
Home and the city: trasferirsi a New York con l’aiuto di TONYC
TONYC: come Torino e New York City. Questo il nome della società italiana con sede nella grande mela, che ha l'obiettivo di agevolare chi decide di trasferirsi a New York o di aprire un'attività oltreoceano. Noi abbiamo intervistato le fondatrici, (torinesi doc) Marina Faelli ed Elisabetta Milan: Come quando è nata l'idea di fondare TONYC...
L’Italia chiamò…e qualcuno trovò il tesoro
By Chiara Zaccherotti Un'affluenza davvero eccezionale quella che c'è stata ieri per la Caccia al Tesoro organizzata dal Consolato generale d'Italia a New York nell'ambito del weekend di festeggiamenti in onore della Repubblica italiana. Trentotto i gruppi di persone, che hanno preso parte alla gara e che si sono avventurati per le strade...
A Pie-Shape Slice of Italy in the Village
When Alessandra Gambaccini purchased her Greenwich Village townhouse in 1996, she wasn't intimidated by its unusual triangular shape. Rather she saw the opportunity to create a slice of Italy in New York City. Ms. Gambaccini bought the home for $865,000, according to public records, and worked with Milan-based architect and decorator Rober...
Celebrating Faith and Culture at the 12th Annual Club Sassanese d’America Dinner Dance
By Giovanni di Napoli Last Sunday (June 29th) I had the great pleasure of partaking in the Annual Club Sassanese d'America Dinner Dance in honor of San Giovanni Battista, patron saint of Sassano. Around 120 guests, including members of The Federazione delle Associazioni della Campania USA, Our Lady of Snow Society and St. Rocco So...
"Du You Duomo?" a Eataly
Il Duomo di Milano ha fatto il suo debutto nel Flatiron District con la mostra "Eataly per Duomo" ospitata dal fondatore Oscar Farinetti, in cui sono esposti storici tesori architettonici datati oltre sei secoli, organizzata per promuovere la Expo Milano che prenderà il via a maggio 2015. Al taglio del nastro inaugurale a Eataly c'era il f...
Lecture: Leopardi and Nature by Giorgio Ficara with Jonathan Galassi
November 17 (Monday) 6:00 pmLecture: Leopardi and Nature by Giorgio Ficara with Jonathan GalassiColumbia University's Italian Academy is pleased to present the third annual lecture of the Compagnia di San Paolo Italian Academy Distinguished Visiting Professorship. This series focuses on Italian literature, art history, and musicology. This...
City Living: Bensonhurst, Brooklyn's Little Italy, is now teeming with diversity
Historically an Italian and Jewish neighborhood, Bensonhurst has transformed into a multi-cultural hub of southwest Brooklyn. The neighborhood's Italian roots are still visible in the many eateries and specialty shops nestled along the tree-lined streets of Brooklyn's Little Italy, including Lenny's Pizza, made famous by its cameo in...
An Italian Mayor Makes His First Trip to Manhattan, and Likes What He Tastes
by Sarah Maslin Nir "Little" is the operative word these days in Little Italy. The Manhattan neighborhood south of Houston and west of the Bowery is now nearly bereft of the Italian immigrants who once packed tenements and opened so many restaurants serving marinara-drenched tastes of home that in its heyday Mulberry Street was a veritable...
Massapequa Mavericks Win the New Livio D'Arpino Cup as State Open Cup Champs
by Randy Vogt Livio D'Arpino was an Eastern New York Hall of Famer who was seemingly involved in every level of local soccer before his untimely passing in 2002. He was the third vice president of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) and the first vice president of the Eastern New York Adult Soccer Association. L...
St. Rocco's Bakery: Meet and Greet
September 26 (Saturday) 1:30 - 3:30 pm (rain date October 3)St. Rocco's Bakery: Meet and GreetNOIAW's Long Island Network season kick-off event features a delicious luncheon on the patio of the renowned St. Rocco's Bakery, including choice of panini, beverage, dessert, and coffee. Catch up with current members and meet new faces! Sponsored by Nati...