New York City Author Publishes “The Brooklyn Iceman,” a Saga of Italian Immigrants in Old New York
"It was hot and humid that July day in1917, and the neighborhood odors were floating along on top of the muggy air.... Big Gino and his friend Franzini were walking to the bank to deposit the cash Big Gino had from yesterday's ice wagon routes. They stepped off the curb at the corner to cross the street. "Bruno, the teamster driving the loaded bee...
April 16: Author Fran Claro presents The Macaroni's in the Basement
Thursday, April 16, 2015, 6pmJohn D. Calandra Italian American InstituteQueens College, CUNY - 25 West 43rd Street, 17th floor - New York, NY 10036 Aniella, Concetta, Giuseppina, and Maddelana are the quartet of immigrant women at the core of author and blogger Fran Claro's book The Macaroni's in the Basement (2014). This collection of s...
Vegas star Louis Prima Jr. leads next 'Rome Through Richmond Town'
Music legend Louis Prima (1910-1978) helped popularize Italian culture in this country by assimilating "Old Country" expressions and names of delicacies into some of his classic song lyrics. So, it makes sense that Oct. 10's "Rome Through Richmond Town" — the second annual celebration of Italian-American culture and pride — will feature th...
Alfredo 100 introduces 'Italian Jazz Brunch' to midtown Manhattan
Brunch has never been a tradition in Italy. In New York City, however, home to a large Italian diaspora, Brunch is sacrosanct. Thus, it seems only natural that Alfredo 100 on 54th St. blends Italian and New York City traditions with the introduction of the "Italian Jazz Brunch" from June 2015. For the unknowing, Alfredo 100 pays homage to...
Book presentation: L’Uomo Che Ascoltava Le 500 by Francesco Paolo Tanzj
October 14, 2:00 pm — 3:00 pmWestchester Italian Cultural Center24 Depot Square, Tuckahoe, NY L'uomo Che Ascoltava Le 500 is a presentation of 13 unedited short stories. Based on autobiographic episodes, the stories and events are narrated with different asymmetrical rhythms: dramatic, contemplative, thoughtful, ironic. Some recount stories of the...
Fallen NYPD Officer Honored After 43 Years!
by Mario Buonviaggio FINALLY!... After 43 years, five Mayors and a ton of red tape, one of the NYPD's fallen Heroes was honored Monday, righting what many officers say was the Department's biggest wrong. Officer Phillip Cardillo was fatally shot in a 1972 ambush when he responded to a bogus emergency call at a Nation of Islam mosque i...
Modigliani Nude Fetches a Record $170 Million in New York
by Katya Kazakina Amedeo Modigliani's painting of a sultry nude fetched $170.4 million from a Chinese buyer at Christie's on Monday, a record for the Italian artist at auction. Estimated at more than $100 million, Modigliani's 1917 "Nu Couche (Reclining Nude)" has the highest valuation among almost 2,000 lots offered by three major auction houses...
'Bottomless Pizza' is happening downtown this December
By Melissa Kravitz Endless slices of Neapolitan pies are forecasted for the West Village. Italian-import Rossopomodoro (118 Greenwich Ave.) is celebrating their one-year anniversary in New York with a tradition known as "Pizza a Giro." Literally translating to a round of pizza, this celebration best translates to New Yorkers as "Botto...
Where In Bensonhurst To Take Out-Of-Towners To Eat
by Hannah Frishberg It's the holidays, your sister's getting married, that college roommate finally came and visited you...whatever the reason, you have family or friends here, and they ain't from here, and you wanna show em' what Brooklyn's all about – from a taste bud's perspective. So, where do you take them? Here are our humble recomme...
Un Gala Italia di alta classe. Al Pierre i più prestigiosi vini italiani
NEW YORK. Nella suggestiva cornice del Pierre Hotel con vista su Central Park si è svolta ieri l'edizione speciale di Gala Italia con la partecipazione dei più prestigiosi produttori italiani di vino e dei ristoranti più celebrati della Big Apple.Sotto l'alto patronato dell'ambasciatore Claudio Bisogniero, l'edizione speciale di Gala Italia è organ...
Marcello Saija ospite del Center for Italian studies lecture di New York
Il Center for Italian Studies Lecture di New York informa che partirà dal 7 febbraio prossimo alle 18.00 una serie di letture su vari temi. Protagonista del primo appuntamento sarà Marcello Saija, (Università di Palermo) che interverrà sul tema "Immigrazione Siciliana in America", con l'introduzione di Vincenzo Pascale Ph.D., coordinatore...
Al via il Tribeca Film Festival, l'Italia c'è con quattro pellicole
Spazio a registi provenienti da tutto il mondo, al cinema indipendente, ai nomi eccellenti del grande schermo e della storia. La XII edizione del Tribeca Film Festival, che debutta oggi a New York, promette come ogni anno il mix di cultura, arte cinematografica, spettacolo ed eventi che dal 2002 lo rende unico nel suo genere. Fondato da Robert De...