Comm. Michael P. Ricatto: 2014 Lt. Det. Joseph Petrosino Association in America - Jack and Helen Como Entrepreneurial Award
The Italian American Museum, Its Board Members and President Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa congratulate Comm. Michael P. Ricatto on receiving the 2014 Lt. Det. Joseph Petrosino Association in America - Jack and Helen Como Entrepreneurial Award On Thursday, August 14th, the Lt. Det. Joseph Petrosino Association in Ame...
Mario Cuomo Hospitalized for Heart Condition
by Leigh Haugh Mario Cuomo, the former New York governor, has been hospitalized for an undisclosed heart condition, according to the governor's office. The news was announced on Saturday, November 29. The 82-year-old father of current Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) was a three-term Democratic governor of New York, from which the elder states...
Stella's closed for repairs, Nestico's ... too! expands, Tabatha's opens in Auburn
Relax Stella's fans: The popular diner on Syracuse's North Side is only closed for a few days. Stella's Diner, 110 Wolf St. (near the corner of Lodi Street), shut down Tuesday for what a sign on the door describes as "improvements that require closing." Read more Source: http://www.syracuse.com/
Senator George Onorato Is Mourned
Former New York state Senator George Onorato peacefully passed away at his home in East Elmhurst, surrounded by his children and family on February 21, 2015, at the age of 86. At this time of his parting we celebrate the life of a distinguished gentleman and statesman who was loved and respected by his community as a public servant and by...
Ellis Island Museum to Update the Story of Immigration in America
by David W. Dunlap Everywhere in America, immigration is an unending story. Everywhere, that is, except at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, where the story ends in 1954, when the immigrant processing and detention station there was closed. Next month, however, the museum will leap more than 60 years forward with the opening of...
Wine Tasting Fundraiser – June 3, 2015
Ann Bambino Lodge #2353, Order Sons of Italy in America invites you to our Wine Tasting Fundraiser. $25 per person, paid at the door. RSVP in advance is STRONGLY recommended by calling Anne Marie at (516)242-4475 or email info@annbambinolodge.org. Come taste various red & white wines from California, South Africa and m...
Italian American Community Center to hold 15th Annual Festa Italiana
For the 15th consecutive year the Italian American Community Center will feature its Festa Italiana with a variety of programs ranging from international entertainment, great Italian food and activities for young and old. The Festa Italiana will run on July 16, 17 and 18 on the ground of the IACC on Manitou Road in Gates. In pursuit of its mission...
Gli studenti più meritevoli della Regione Lombardia sono venuti a “degustare” la Grande Mela
di Ilaria Costa Otto studenti selezionati dalla Regione Lombardia- tra coloro che alla maturita' del 2014 hanno ottenuto 100 e lode- sono venuti a New York dal 12 al 18 luglio a "degustare" la Grande Mela. Il progetto, nato in occasione della visita a New York dell' On. Maroni nel 2014 e sotenuto dalla Dr.ssa Valentina Aprea Assessore Ist...
A Look at the 19th Annual Festa di San Donato in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Friday after work, I made my way to Williamsburg, Brooklyn for the 19th Annual Feast of San Donato. Organized by Francesca Mazza (and her gracious family) the ceremony took place outside their beautiful home at 158 Conselyea Street. Normally held on August 7th, this year's celebration was postponed a few weeks because Franca and her family...
The Best Old-School Red Sauce Italian Joints in NYC
by Christine Fischer With Italian restaurants a dime a dozen in NYC, it's hard to know where to find the stuff grandma would approve of -- we're talking lasagna, veal Parm, and manicotti (or "manicot," as grandma might say). When you're craving the sauciest, cheesiest, most colossal plate of Italian-American food you've ever eaten, there...
Gluten-Free Italian Restaurant Risotteria Closes After 17 Years in Village
A longtime Bleecker Street business has shuttered for good. Risotteria doled out gluten-free Italian food since it opened in 1999. But over the past three years, business dropped 17 percent, owner Joseph Pace said. He was able to offset the loss for a while, but in January, business was off 50 percent, he said, and remained that way s...
IAWA’s Open Reading Series–Saturday, April 9, 2016–Featuring Wendy Galgan and Tony Gloeggler
WHERE: Sidewalk Café, 94 Avenue A (6th Street) East Village, NYC-10009 WHEN: Saturday, April 9, 2016 @ 5:30 – 7:30 pm WHO: Wendy Galgan directs the Women's Poetry Initiative at St. Francis College in Brooklyn and edits Assisi: An Online Journal of Arts & Letters there. Her poems have appeared in California Quarterly and The AFCU Journal,...