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by NOIAW   Wednesday, September 14, 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Furla Fifth Avenue Store | 645 5th Avenue at 51st Street, New York, NY 10022. Free with advance RSVP — invite your friends! Join us for a fabulous evening with the National Organization of Italian American Women exploring beloved Italian designer Furla's Fifth Avenue flagship sto...

Casting has been announced for the Broadway premiere of the new musical A Bronx Tale, beginning performances at the Longacre Theatre on Thursday, November 3. It will open December 1.   Under the direction of four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks and Oscar winner Robert De Niro, the show premiered in February 2016 at Paper Mill Playhouse. Based on...

William Castellana is a Brooklyn-based Italian American photographer whose images are in the collections of over thirty-five museums and universities throughout the United States. Though he has spent most of his twenty-year career doing fine art still-life photography, Castellana recently turned his lens on the neighborhood surrounding his South Wi...

Gola Osteria makes Ithaca's only muffaletta sandwich. The New Orleans-born Italian specialty — mortadella, salami, and capicola on house-made Sicilian sesame bread with spicy olive and pepper salad — can only be found on Gola Osteria's catering menu.   While there are many caterers in the Ithaca area offering lovely selections, "the big diff...

A DVD Presentation by Anita Sanseverino, Joe Zarba & Lou Barrella   This DVD presentation will include festive music, photographs and live video from a variety of Carnevale celebrations in Italy. Come experience the 474th anniversary of where it all started in Tuscany, the fabulous masks and balls of Venice, the street festival in V...

Ladri di Nutella alla Columbia University. La notizia potrebbe far sorridere in Italia, ma è stata presa molto seriamente negli Stati Uniti, tanto da meritare la home page del sito del New York Times. Tutto è cominciato un mese fa, quando una delle mense del campus newyorkese, la Ferris Booth Commons - che serve tra i 2.400 e i 3.000 studenti al g...

Four Seasons Sunrooms and Windows has been bringing North America sunrooms for nearly forty years, and is always at the forefront of major developments in technology and design. Nothing will stand in their way as they bring a new elegant twist on a cross between a traditional sunroom and room addition. The Loggia is Four Seasons' latest addition to...

In the early twentieth century, U.S. recording companies began producing records of music from the traditions of various recent immigrant groups. These recordings included folk music, topical songs rendered by popular singers, as well as instrumental pieces and audio from live theater performances. Paese Mio Bello is a collection of these early 78-...

"Parlo da non credente, ma penso che Bergoglio sia un Papa coraggioso anche se è chiaro che ci sono dei limiti che non può superare": dice Marco Bellocchio che il MoMa di New York celebra con una retrospettiva nel corso della quale verranno proiettati 18 dei suoi più celebri film, da 'I pugni in tasca' al 'Regista di matrimoni', da 'Buongiorno nott...

By Michael Lewis   They forever will be grateful to the team and organization for giving them an opportunity to play in vital times in their careers two decades. The Brooklyn Italians gave New York Cosmos head coach Giovanni Savarese a conduit from Long Island University to the professional ranks.   The club gave Cosmos assistant coac...

The "L.I.S.A. Project NYC" was created by Wayne Rada to bring street artists from different places and walks of life together to create Manhattan's only mural district, thereby encouraging art lovers everywhere to come visit Little Italy and soak in the unique beauty.   The most recent artists to grace Mulberry Street with their talents are...

Filomena's in Waterford is the type of restaurant that feels familiar even on first visit.The decor is unpretentious: light-up beer signs call your attention from the parking lot, and family photos and Little League pictures greet you at the entrance.   The walls in the dining area are maroon, the tables and chairs are wooden, and there's a...