Andrea Bocelli racconta la sua terra e i suoi abitanti alla presentazione del libro "Voices of Tuscany"
di Riccardo Chioni È arrivato all'hotel The Ritz Carlton per parlare delle sue origni animato dalla passione che solo un toscano eccellente e doc può sfoderare per riuscire ad illusttrare al meglio alla stampa americana la terra e gli abitanti della Toscana. L'occasione è stata ieri la presentazione del libro "Voices of Tuscany", defi...
Bargnani working out with Knicks, still recovering from pneumonia
Some Knicks fans seem to have an unrealistic expectation of what Andrea Bargnani will bring to Manhattan this season. Count me in the group that thinks the attitude changes once they see him play, but this is what the time before training camp starts is for — unbridled optimism. But first they need to get Bargnani on the court. He jus...
2013 Long Island Columbus Day Parade
The Parade will take place on Sunday, October 13, 2013 in Huntington, New York on Main Street (Route 25A) at 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm in celebration of Columbus Day. Grand Marshals:Joan Rondinelli, First Lady New York State OSIADon K. Reed, Radio PersonalityPaul Richards, WHLI Radio PersonalityJoe Satta, WHLI Radio Personality Parade sponsored...
Umbrian flavours and scents seduce Americans
by Sandra Cordon The tastes, smells and sights of the region of Umbria, known as Italy's "green heart", are featured until November 30 in New York City's Eataly outlet. Eataly, an international outpost of Italian food and wine, has currently focused its New York store on Umbrian products, which are presented alongside photos from inte...
Italy Meets The USA Series: Europe, USA, Italy Summit 2014
Coming off the first international summit in February 2013, the Italian Business & Investments Initiative (IB&II) is glad to present its second international series "Italy meets the USA" on Feb 28 2014 in New York: Europe, US and Italy Summit. This summit will center stage the possible economic growth implications for Europe and th...
Commemorate the 60th Anniversary of Vito Marcantonio's Death
August 9 (Saturday) 1:00 pm - * Rain date on 8/16/14 The commemoration of Vito Marcantonio's death will take place at his gravesite, where he is buried next to his wife, Miriam Sanders, and nearby his mentor, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Bring flowers and share your thoughts about Vito Marcantonio at the ceremony. The ceremony will feature: Gera...
Poets of the Italian diaspora, by Luigi Bonaffini and Joseph Perricone
Poets of the Italian Diaspora is part of a long-range project, by the editors and contributors, to expand the boundaries of the Italian literary canon. In the century between 1870 and 1970, about twenty-seven million migrants left Italy to work and live abroad. As a result, the worldwide Italian diaspora reportedly numbers more than sixty million p...
Staten Island. Italoamericano ucciso da un rapinatore
Un anziano italoamericano è stato brutalmente ucciso da un rapinatore al rientro da una festa per il suo compleanno e quello della moglie, anche lei ferita di coltellate. Marito e moglie sono rincasati a Staten Island domenica sera trovandosi di fronte un ladro che stava razziando la casa, è scaturita una collutazione e il ladro ha infierito sull'...
A Valentino Collection Tailored to New York
YOU'VE HEARD OF extreme sports? Well, on Wednesday evening, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino brought the fashion equivalent — extreme designing — to New York. The triple-collection punch of this time of year (pre-fall in December/January, men's wear in January and women's wear in February) usually keeps designers hun...
Gabriele Tinti - Chants, Boxers, Wounds
Chants, Boxers, Wounds is an evening where Gabriele Tinti, the Italian writer, will read his poetry on boxing and will present, Poetry Films, based on his text. Immediately following, there will be a discussion with Edoardo Ballerini (an actor of Italian origin and lead actor The Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos, I Shot Andy Warhol and reade...
Successo oltre ogni previsione per la 30ma edizione del Gala Italia
Con un grandissimo successo, notevolmente superiore alle più rosee previsioni della vigilia, si è tenuta, nei grandi saloni dell'esclusivo Pierre Hotel di New York, la trentesima edizione del GALA ITALIA. Un successo che ha visto convergere su New York i grandi produttori italiani, numerose personalità e VIP accolti da circa 1000 ospiti ch...
Quattro nuovi trustees alla Scuola d'Italia
Il Board of Trustees della Scuola d'Italia "Guglielmo Marconi" ha recentemente eletto quattro eminenti leader in seno all'organismo del Board che governa 300 studenti dal Pre-K fino al 12esimo livello bi-linguistico Prep School. La Scuola d'Italia fondata nel 1977 dal ministero degli Esteri, è privata e indipendente, l'unica nel suo genere fuori da...