Thousands enjoy food, fun games at Italian Festival
Thousands of Staten Islanders turned out for the inaugural "Italian Festival at the Mount" this weekend at Mount Loretto in Pleasant Plains. The event was hosted by the Catholic Charities of Staten Island and was presented by ShopRite. It ran from 5-11 p.m. Friday, 3-11 p.m. Saturday and 2-9 p.m. Sunday at 6450 Hylan Blvd. "It was a g...
Presepio Della Solidarietà at the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere in Staten Island
The Solidarity Crèche was a gift by the Naples (Italy) Chamber of Commerce to the NYC Fire Dept. post the 9/11 tragic terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. It was custom made to honor the victims and brave Firefighters, Police and EMS workers that lost their lives. It is on loan to Casa Belvedere, courtesy of the International Columbia Associ...
Il Gruppo Esponenti Italiani ha consegnato al leader della finanza Frank Bisignano il "Friendship Award"
di Riccardo Chioni Si è raccolta la comunità della diplomazia, della finanza e della stampa economica italiana a New York per ascoltare Frank Bisignano, Chief Operating Officer di JPMorgan Chase, al quale ieri il Gruppo Esponenti Italiani ha consegnato il riconoscimento "Gei Friendship Award" durante una colazione al ristorante Le Cirque....
"Cake Boss" opens his new Times Square cafe
The Cake Boss has claimed a piece of sweet-tooth territory in Times Square.Buddy Valastro of TLC's "Cake Boss" appeared for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially celebrate the opening of the Times Square Cake Boss Cafe.The 36-year-old Italian-American and fourth-generation baker welcomed customers like they were a part of "la famiglia," with a ki...
Giglio feast: An Italian-American Summer Tradition
{tortags,3353,1}{tortags,3353,1}One of the most spectacular, unusual traditional Italian-American feasts in the United States is taking place from July 10 to 21 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Paulinus of Nola features the lifting of an 80-foot-tall, three-ton statue known as the Giglio, which means...
2013 Feast of San Gennaro kicks off September 12th
New York's 87th Feast of San Gennaro kicks off on September 12, 2013, and, will run through September 22, 2013. If you aren't familiar with this annual celebration, the feast takes place in Manhattan's Little Italy, and, it is both a religious and cultural celebration of Italian/Americans and Italians living in the greater Tri-State area. ...
Il "Business and Cultural Award 2013" della Italy-America Chamber of Commerce assegnato a Matilda Cuomo
By Riccardo Chioni Il "Business and Cultural Award" edizione 2013 assegnato dal Women's Forum della Italy-America Chamber of Commerce è stato consegnato ieri a Matilda Raffa Cuomo fondatrice di Mentoring Usa durante una cerimonia al Palace Hotel a cui ha partecipato l'ambasciatore Claudio Bisogniero.Al luncheon, assieme ad alcune centinaia di memb...
Eccellenze italiane negli USA: ecco i PrimiDieci dello IACC
By Beatrice Bondi Venerdì sera la fiabesca location di Cipriani, sulla 42ma strada, ha ospitato il 126° Gala Annuale della Italian American Chamber of Commerce. Presenti all'evento oltre 500 ospiti, tra i quali importanti personalità del mondo degli affari, della finanza, della politica e della cultura, perfetti rappresentanti del successo dell'it...
Taking an Italian cuisine field trip
For Lindsay Arnold, an employee at Mario's Restaurant in Brighton, some memories have the pleasing scents of a busy kitchen, a fresh-baked delectable in the oven and her grandmother at center stage. "She baked a lot and so did my mom," Arnold said. "It wasn't really an ethnic thing. My grandmother's name was Smith. But I learned a lot from...
Mara Schiavocampo Joins ABC News as New York-based Correspondent
ABC News President Ben Sherwood sent the following note to the news division this morning announcing that Mara Schiavocampo is joining ABC News as a New York-based correspondent. I'm thrilled to announce that Mara Schiavocampo is joining ABC News as a New York-based correspondent reporting for all platforms. Read more Source:&nbs...
Donation of Violins: Mondomusica New York 2014 contributes violins to the students of Opus118-Harlem School of Music
Mondomusica New York, the finest American exhibition for violin and string-instrument making, is dedicated to sharing values related to the centuries-old tradition of violin-making, the latest issues and trends that are happening in the music community, and most importantly music education. Mondomusica New York has a mission to foster music educat...
Team Behind Osteria Cotta Introduces Carroll Place
The team behind Osteria Cotta on the Upper West Side, Sergio Riva and AJ Bontempo, have brought Carroll Place downtown on Bleecker Street. The 170-seat Italian-American wine bar and gastropub will bring Cotta signature dishes as well as new selections. Dishes include a burrata burger with grilled tomato and prosciutto, pork ragu, and short...