Belmont, the Bronx: Home to Immigrants and Students
Strolling along East 187th Street on a recent weekday afternoon, the Rev. Jonathan Morris explained his mission as the pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Belmont: to act as a kind of bridge linking the neighborhood's various identities. On the one hand, he serves a population of recently arrived immigrants, many of them from Mexi...
Saratoga to host Premio Italian-American Heritage Day August 17
The New York Racing Association, Inc. will celebrate the culture and traditions of the Bel Pease during Premio Italian-American Heritage Day at Saratoga Race Course on Wednesday, August 17. The day-long festivities will feature Italian music, dance, entertainment, crafts and food from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Saratoga Pavilion, presented by Ti...
Afternoon Film: O Latruni D'Aranci
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016 AT 2:00PM Get a taste of Sicily through the eponymous orange thief and some other country-wise ruffians. Living on the outer boundaries of society, they steal fruit for sustenance, sale, and the sheer thrill of danger. After the thief ends up in a Sicilian jail, his life takes an unexpected turn when his bunkmate prom...
Missoni transforms its New York flagship into an artists' haven
'Contemporary art is a part of my daily life – I've been following it for many, many years,' muses Angela Missoni on the eve of the launch Surface Conversion, a new art programme which has been brewing for two years.and launched this week in the fashion label's New York flagship on Madison Avenue. The Italian creative director recalls seeing galler...
Lady Gaga on her “real success”
A lady who rocks -- Lady Gaga name -- talks to our Lee Cowan, for the record: On a warm fall day in New York's Central Park, Lady Gaga came to Strawberry Fields to pay her respects to John Lennon. "I used to come here probably four times a week to John's memorial," she told Cowan. It was an unannounced visit, and yet it became an even...
Pirandello 150
The program is presented by Film Forum in association with "Pirandello 150," a city-wide, year-long festival commemorating the 150th anniversary of Pirandello's birth, organized by the newly-formed Helluva Theatre Company. In addition to the film festival, events will include one-act plays, major theatrical productions, readings, panel discussions,...
A Look at NYC's 2013 Festa di Sant'Antonio da Padova
Organized by the Society of Saint Anthony of Giovinazzo, Inc., the celebration will continue through Sunday, June 2nd. There will be a second procession on Saturday, June 1st at 7:00 PM.Most Precious Blood Church109 Mulberry Street, NYC (Between Broome and Spring St.) Proceeds to benefit Most Precious Blood Church, Saint Jude Hospital, San...
NIAF Partners with Pirelli Tire for Second in Series of Frank J. Guarini/NIAF Media Forums in NYC
"Austerity vs. Growth: Is it time for growth policies in Italy?" was the topic of discussion at the Frank J. Guarini/NIAF Media Forum on July 25, 2013. Pirelli Tire LLC hosted the forum at its New York office on Fifth Avenue. Paolo Ferrari, CEO of Pirelli NAFTA Region, welcomed the guests and noted that this was the first of its kind at the showroo...
Staten Island's 4th Annual Fig Fest moves to Casa Belvedere, Grymes Hill
by Pamela Silvestri Fig Fest this Sunday is the same time (7 p.m.) with the same program --- a fig swap, recipe exchange and general celebration of all things fig. And, it's still free. But it will be held at a different venue: Casa Belvedere, the Italian Cultural Center, on Grymes Hill. The foundation's director, Gina Biancardi,...
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum to Host 25th Annual Fundraiser Brunch at LiGreci's Staaten, 11/16
On Saturday, November 16, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will hold its 25th Annual Fundraiser Brunch at LiGreci's Staaten. This year's honorees are Salvatore and Marjorie Moschella, editor and co-editor of the official newsletter of the New York State Order Sons of Italy in America, The Golden Lion; Cammie Brandofino, Secretary of...
Rick Carpiniello: Before Packers, Vince Lombardi made it big in New York
Father Lombardi. Imagine how much different it all might have been. The Super Bowl trophy would have a different name inscribed on it, and so much NFL history would have taken other paths, had Vince Lombardi held on to his initial goal in life — to become a priest. Instead, Lombardi gave up his quest as a young man and took up football. L...
Mid Nineties Italian / American Brooklyn Born Mets Player: John Cangelosi (1994)
John Anthony Cangelosi was born on March 10, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. The small five foot eight inch, switch hitting Italian American, played hard to make up for his size. After attending Miami Dade Community College, he was signed by the Chicago White Sox in 1982. He stole 87 bases at A ball Appleton, in the Mid Western League, making...