Columbus Day Parade details announced
Details for the 56th annual Columbus Day Parade were unveiled Monday morning. The parade and Italian Festival will be held on Monday October 12th starting at 10 a.m. on the corner of Main and Arthur Streets. It also features its signature band competition with over ten area high school marching bands participating. Volunteers fro...
Italy's Earliest Settlers with Prof. Louis Leonini Tues. 10/13 at Casa Belvedere
The Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere - 79 Howard Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10301 presents "Italy's Earliest Settlers", a presentation by Prof. Louis Leonini. Tuesday, October 13, 2015 @ 7:00 PM. Who were the earliest settlers on the Italian peninsula, where did they come from and what was their legacy? Pho...
Mafia planned to kill Mario Cuomo during Italy trip as New York governor
by Lorenzo Tondo Mario Cuomo, the former governor of New York, was targeted for assassination by the Sicilian mafia during a trip to Italy in 1992, according to an imprisoned Cosa Nostra hitman. Maurizio Avola, 54 – who is currently serving a life sentence for his part in 43 murders and 40 armed robberies – told the Guardian that mobster boss...
Columbus Citizens Foundation Names Robert LaPenta as Grand Marshal of the 72nd Columbus Day Parade
The Columbus Citizens Foundation announced today that it has named foundation member Robert V. LaPenta as the Grand Marshal of the 72nd Columbus Day Parade, which will take place on Fifth Avenue on Monday, October 10, 2016. Mr. LaPenta is a driven and successful executive and philanthropist, renowned for his leadership experience in the aerospace,...
Lecture calls for more inclusive Italian media
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Italian-American discussion and events, the Hofstra Cultural Center put together a three part lecture series to celebrate Italian culture on campus. The second lecture of the series was a screening of the documentary "Blaxploitalia: 100 Years of Blackness in the Italian Cinema," by writer, director an...
Baldinini to open first NY store at Roosevelt Field
Luxury Italian footwear and accessories company Baldinini will open its first Long Island store on Monday at Roosevelt Field mall in Garden City. The 1,345-square-foot store will carry men's and women's clothing, including the Baldinini and Top Line Gimmi Baldinini collections. Read more Source: http://www.ne...
Chazz Palminteri and the Many Forms of His Epic Life Story
By John Federico Vulture stated the stories that center on street violence, mob activity, and brutal extortion tactics oftentimes have conflicts with Broadway musicals. The authors of "A Bronx Tale" decided to solve the difficulty by combining the bleak side of "West Side Story" and the more comical "Bullets over Broadway." The Br...
Il grande Gala del vino italiano
Cresce l'attesa per il "Gala Italia, Special Edition" che, come e' noto, si terra' venerdì 7 dicembre presso il Pierre Hotel di New York. Al Gala Italia, Special Edition" saranno presenti alcuni delle più prestigiose case vinicole della penisola fra le quali: Abraxas, Antinori, Arcanum, Barone Fini, Jacopo Biondi Santi, Franco Biondi Santi-Il Grep...
Chi sono e che cosa fanno gli italiani che vivono a New York
Gaia Scotti è una giovane e brillante italiana 2.0 specializzata in management del turismo. La sua tesi di laurea dal titolo "Identità in diaspora: italiani a New York" è il risultato del lavoro di approfondimento storico e culturale da lei svolto all'interno della comunità italiana della Grande Mela per due anni dal 2011.
Jovanotti: la mia New York
"Non c'è una città così in tutto il pianeta. Uscendo da New York si ha la sensazione di aprire la valvola di una pentola a pressione. Qui tutto è più denso e compresso". Lorenzo «Jovanotti» Cherubini arriva alla Red Bull music academy adrenalinico e trafelato come ci si aspetta da un cittadino della Grande mela, seppure adottivo e temporaneo come l...
Upper West Side getting new Italian restaurant
The Upper West Side is finally getting a new hot spot to replace Georgia's Cafe & Bakery at 2418 Broadway. Georgia's — where Alec Baldwin was often spotted shouting into his cell phone following a post-Equinox workout — was destroyed by fire two years ago. The new restaurant, Cibo e Vino, is slated to open next month, according to owners...
Given Away - A Sicilian Upbringing
You are cordially invited to attend a presentation and signing for Marianna Randazzo's latest novel titled, "Given Away, A Sicilian Upbringing". In Sicily, between Fascist Mussolini and Nazi Hitler's stronghold, a child is thrust into a world of personal strife and hardship and displaced in offensive living conditions. Though time heals most anyth...