NIAF NY Gala- April 8 at Cipriani 42nd Street - Actor Chazz Palminteri to Emcee and Italian-Australian Vocalist ALFIO to Perform
Wednesday, April 8, 2015. 6:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception. 7:30 p.m. Dinner Cipriani 42nd Street - 110 East 42nd St. - New York, N.Y. Chazz Palminteri, Academy-Award nominated actor and playwright, will emcee this year's National Italian American Foundation's annual New York Gala. He will be joined by actor Ralph George Macchio J...
Il Tribeca Film Festival chiude con una conferma: l'America ama il cinema italiano
Si è conclusa la 14ª edizione del Tribeca Film Festival, con un grande successo di pubblico (quasi tutte le proiezioni erano infatti sold out), una selezione di film varia e piuttosto interessante per stili, visioni e soggetti trattati, un'ottima selezione di documentari, e con buon risultato per i film italiani presentati al festival. Partendo...
Ron Onesti: This is MY Bronx Tale
By Ron Onesti Today, this eighth day of May, is my birthday. Traditionally, I spend a couple of days in New York City, as this area is close to the top on my favorite places list. With 20 shows in 24 days at The Arcada, it doesn't look as if I will be able to go this year. So, since I can't actually be there this time, I would like to tak...
A Tale Of Emigrants, Culture, Hope and Boxing
21 Jun 2015, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. La storia della boxe è da sempre strettamente connessa a quella degli emigrati e in particolare degli italiani arrivati a New York. Nella sede della storica Gleason's Gym, un evento organizzato da New York Italians in collaborazione con Fordham University e la partnership de La VOCE di New York, riunisce ca...
Italian restaurant opens in Mineola
by Erica Marcus Cassariano has opened in the Mineola spot that most recently housed True American Kitchen and, before that, Lula Trattoria and Circa Enoteca. The Italian restaurant is the second outpost of the well-regarded Cassariano in Venice, Florida. Two of the five partners, general manager William Conte and chef Giancarlo Di...
Help us complete the documentary The Barese icemen of New York
Help us complete the documentary. Premieres: November 14th, 2015 - New York. Fundraising deadline: October 15th, 2015 "The Barese Icemen of New York" follows the story of the Apulia (Italy) emigrants who landed in the United State with nothing, and yet from the 1920's to the 1960's, these people dominated the ice business in...
Olivetti, così conquistò New York con il suo pc
di Maria Teresa Cometto «Qui Nuova York, vi parla Ruggero Orlando». Così cominciavano le telecronache del famoso giornalista Rai, in servizio nella Grande Mela dal 1954 al 1969. È anche merito suo se nella storia della conquista della Luna anche l'Italia ha giocato una parte. Lo rivela per la prima volta Gianluigi Gabetti, presidente onora...
Annual CUNY Faculty and Staff Reception for Italian Heritage and Culture Month
The John D. Calandra Italian American Institute and The Italian Language Intercultural Alliance in collaboration with the Italian American Faculty and Staff Advisory Council will hold its annual reception for faculty and staff on Monday, September 28th. This year's reception will feature a presentation and discussion titled "How Do Cultural Differe...
Trattoria Romana: First feast on our list of St. Joseph's Day parties
by Carol Ann Benanti OK. If you're in a party mood, this week you're in your element. Right about now, preparations surrounding St. Patrick's Day are going strong and will no doubt spill over through the weekend. But if it's St. Paddy's Day and the traditional wearin' of the green is here — everyone is Irish on March 17 — you kno...
How to Master Italian Brunch
Italian brunch may be an American invention, but it's an increasingly popular one. Just take a peek inside New York City's packed trattorias on a Sunday afternoon for proof. "We don't really have brunch in Italy," says Italy-born Chef Vito Gnazzo of Manhattan's buzzy Il Gattopardo, which serves an Italian brunch menu on weekends. "A cappuc...
Reasons why Our Lady of Loreto is a landmark
by Mario Toglia PLEASE WRITE TO THE NYC LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION - 1 CENTRE STREET, 9th Floor - NEW YORK, NY 10007 AND URGE THEM TO DECLARE OUR LADY OF LORETO CHURCH A CITY LANDMARK TO ENSURE ITS PROTECTION FROM DEMOLITION 1. Our Lady of Loreto church is a Brooklyn landmark distinctive for its associations with Italian Am...
New York parla Italiano
On the occasion of the annual Italian language week in the world (October 17th – 23rd), the Consulate General of Italy in New York, the Italian Cultural Institute in collaboration with the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE), Kairos Italy Theater (KIT) and Eataly present "New York parla Italiano", a special event to promote the study of...