Discover Italy: Abruzzo & Molise in 2016
November 18, 6:30 pm — 8:00 pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center - 24 Depot Square - Tuckahoe, New York - Members $15, Non-Members $25 Join us for one final virtual tour of the regions Abruzzo and Molise, the discovery of ancient sites, traditions and folklore, while admiring their magnificent and pristine beaut...
Italy@UN 60th birthday with four top chefs and an Italian Food Festival
by Alessandra Baldini It's of the best kept secrets in New York. Nowhere else in the world you can dine alongside ambassadors, senior officials and other international dignitaries, right in the heart of the city with sweeping panoramic views of the East River, Queensboro Bridge, Roosevelt Island and the Long Island City water front. The De...
Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NY, Inc. Announces Mother Italy Ceremony May 6, 2016, Noon Honoring NOIAW
Since 2011, the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee-NY, Inc. has been entrusted, through now retired NY Supreme Court Justice Dominic Massaro, with the spiritual welfare of the Mother Italy Statue on the grounds of Hunter College, NYC. Annually, the IHCC-NY, Inc. hosts a tribute to mothers during Mother's Day weekend, honoring accomplished Itali...
Classic Italian Cocktails Reinvented for Contemporary New Yorkers
Greenwich Village's beloved Caffé Danté opened in 1915 in what was then a very Italian neighborhood of Manhattan. Today, that same neighborhood is in NYU territory, and the establishment now simply goes by "Danté." While it's no longer under the original ownership, the current proprietors seek to keep the venue's old New York flair and Ita...
The first pieces of the NY Wheel arrive from Italy
It was a long journey by boat, but all eight pieces -- that once put together will form the four legs of the NY Wheel -- arrived at Brooklyn Marine Terminal. "The first major components of the Wheel are arriving," said New York Wheel founder and CEO Rich Marin at a press conference at Brooklyn Marine Terminal on Tuesday. "These pieces...
La Grata Promises Cooking Like Mom's in South Bronx
Developer Keith Rubenstein's latest project, a new Italian restaurant on Alexander Avenue, is open for business. La Grata opened on the avenue near East 134th Street earlier this month — one of many businesses launched in the South Bronx by the prolific real estate investor, including Filtered Coffee and the combination art gallery-fashion boutiqu...
A Baroque Trio
Guido Cagnacci (1601-63), the Italian Baroque master, is having a New York moment. Three of his paintings can be seen at three institutions on the Upper East Side — The Met Fifth Avenue, The Frick Collection and, most recently, the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, an arm of the Italian government located on Park Avenue. Cagnacci is...
Una visita indimenticabile... La delegazione dell'Asilm rientrata dal viaggio in Sicilia
È rientrata nei giorni scorsi a New York la Delegazione dell'ASILM - American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit - che ha visitato la Sicilia. L'ASILM, come è noto, è la società con sede a New York che riunisce le personalità decorate dalla Repubblica Italiana. Durante il soggiorno in Sicilia la Delegazione, composta da importati membri della...
Nell’Anno della Cultura Italiana negli USA boom di editori italiani a "Bookexpo America"
Si inaugura oggi a New York presso lo Jacob K. Javitis Center, BookExpo America, la principale fiera professionale dell'editoria degli Stati Uniti, a cui partecipano ogni anno editori di tutta l'America, Nord e Sud e dei paesi asiatici, e che vede la partecipazione fino al 1° giugno dell'eccellenza dell'editoria italiana. E' l'Agenzia Ice...
Rockland Student Wins Italian-American State Legislators Scholarship
by Dina Sciortino Senator Carlucci joins members of the Italian-American State Legislators Conference to present Clarkstown South High School student Alana Kurtti with a $1,500 dollar check in Albany. New City resident Alana Kurtti, a model student and member of her community, was chosen as this year's winner of the Italian-American S...
Grassroots research in Italy continues for Staten Island resident
By Virginia N. Sherry For the third consecutive summer, native Staten Islander Frances Curcio traveled to Contursi Terme, a small town in the Campania region of southern Italy, to continue exploration of her family's roots. The search started with her maternal grandfather, Salvatore Cipollaro, who immigrated to the U.S. from the town in 1...
"Southern Italy and Genoa in the Early History of Pasta: Debunking the Myth of Arab Influence" with Dr. Anthony Buccini
Culinary Historians of New York presents "Southern Italy and Genoa in the Early History of Pasta: Debunking the Myth of Arab Influence" with Dr. Anthony Buccini, Thursday, October 10th, 2013 at 6:30 pm Check-in and reception | 7:00 pm Lecture. Historical pasta recipes will be served! $25 CHNY Members | $22 CHNY Senior & Stud...