Wanted: Italian Language Students
Joseph Grosso, of Queens College's John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, will again coordinate the 10th annual Anniversary edition of Il Giornalino - The Italian Journal, which highlights the writing ability and creativity of college and high school students enrolled in Italian language classes. Last year, over three hundred works were submi...
A Justice Alone, Even if Surrounded
Last fall the pugilistic Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia gave an interview to Jennifer Senior in New York Magazine so playful and revealing that the transcript could nearly be made into a stage play and movie, in the manner of "Frost/Nixon." Justice Scalia, 78, and Ms. Senior, 44, faced off across a generational, political and religio...
"Viva Italia!" at Kensico Dam Plaza - July 27
Enjoy the culture, music and food of Italy at the Italian Heritage Celebration, Sunday, July 27, from noon to 7 p.m., at the Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla. The event is part of a series of cultural heritage festivals held in the parks on weekends during the summer. Enjoy live music provided by accordionist Dominic Karcic and his band Conti...
Saratoga Race Course to Host Italian-American Day on July 30
The New York Racing Association, Inc. will host Italian- American Day at Saratoga Race Course on Wednesday, July 30. The event is the second installment in the inaugural International Heritage Series, a weekly celebration of global culture and heritage during the 2014 summer meet. The day-long festivities will feature Italian music, dance,...
Italian American Association Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
Thursday, Aug 21 7:00p - American Italian Heritage Museum - Albany, NYA Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony celebrating the opening of our new Italian Cultural Center will be held at 7:00 pm on Thurs, August 21, at American Italian Heritage Association, 1227 Central Ave, Albany, NY. The Center is located on the second floor of our museum &am...
Little Italy Sandwiched between Past and Present
For most immigrant groups the idea of upward mobility is an inevitable byproduct that is caused by the blood, sweat and tears of past generations. In most cases immigrants from the past and present, arrive in the US and yearn for the "American Dream." They aspire to go from "rags to riches" or at least from nothing to something. Most immig...
WALL OF FAME GALA Honoree: Hon. Victoria A. Graffeo
FIFTH ANNUAL WALL OF FAME GALA. FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 –6:30 PM GLEN SANDERS MANSION - 1 Glen Ave, Scotia, NY 12302Honoree:Hon. Victoria A. Graffeo Senior Associate Judge NY State Court of Appeals Victoria A. Graffeo, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, was born in Rockville Centre, New York in 1952. Educated in the Sch...
Actor Tony LoBianco Brings To Life Former Mayor Fiorello La Guardia In One Man Show
The year was 1945 and there was a newspaper strike, and former New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia was reading the Dick Tracy comics on the radio. This weekend, veteran screen and stage actor Tony LoBianco will bring the city's 99th mayor back to life in his one man show called "The Little Flower," 1010 WINS' Carol D'Auria reported. ...
Cara Nicoletti, Butcher, Baker and Author
There's a brand-new white Whirlpool refrigerator in Cara Nicoletti's apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Ms. Nicoletti, a butcher, a baker and the creator of the literary food blog Yummy Books, is grateful to her landlord for the appliance. Its predecessor "was gross and old and didn't have any shelf space, and I'd been asking for a reall...
Screening: 41 PARALLELO: New Animated Films from Naples
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 - DECEMBER 07, 2015. 06:00 PMScreening: 41 PARALLELO: New Animated Films from Naples. In collaboration with Napoli Film Festival. All the films are in ITALIAN with ENGLISH subtitles. CHELL' CA SENT [What I feel] (2015, Italy, 3 min.)....
Sean Largotta Announces Holiday Accommodations and Dining at Hotel Hugo
New York City entrepreneur and hospitality mogul, Sean Largotta, announces holiday accommodations and dining at Hotel Hugo, Bar Hugo and Il Principe. The hotel, rooftop bar and upscale Italian restaurant offer guests luxurious amenities and high-end dining in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. "Whether guests are in town spending time with fam...
Joe Petrosino: the Legendary Italian-American Detective who Fought the Mafia in New York
New York City police officer Joe Petrosino stood in Palermo's Piazza Marina, waiting to meet an informant supposed to give him information about the Mafia. No informant ever arrived. Instead, Petrosino was gunned down. Four shots. There ended the life and career of the Italian American who had made it his mission to fight and eradicate organized cr...