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Every summer, thousands of New Yorkers flock to Brooklyn and witness the lifting of the Giglio: a 4-ton, 72-foot statue that’s carried through the crowd by 150 men. There’s nothing quite like it, and this year marks the 115th anniversary of the larger-than-life tradition. The giglio — bearing the likeness of St. Paulinus — will be hoisted and lugge...

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In summer 2017, Justin Batt, the director of the Harbor Defense Museum at Fort Hamilton, New York, met a member of the New York Army National Guard’s 13th Coastal Defense Corps. The meeting wasn’t face to face. Nor did the meeting take place by telephone. Rather, the meeting was happenstance, and it would lead the museum director on a journey throu...

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The Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn held its 50th annual dinner dance and installation ceremony at El Caribe in Mill Basin on Friday. More than 200 people, including many judges, lawyers, court staff and their families packed the ballroom of El Caribe as the association congratulated outgoing President Linda LoCascio and installed Joseph...

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Ad una settimana dalla proiezione al Brooklyn Film Festival, abbiamo incontrato il giovane regista, scrittore e attore di “My Country”. Giancarlo Iannotta è arrivato all’appuntamento nel West Village con lo stesso entusiasmo che caratterizza il suo personaggio nel film, e così ha iniziato a raccontarci come è nata la storia di Lucky… Giancarlo, puo...

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Fortina‘s new special begins with a server spilling food right on top of your table, without a dish in sight. A massive pot of steaming, cheesy polenta is dumped straight onto one of the Italian restaurant’s long seating areas. Next comes the wood-fired asparagus and broccolini, slow-roasted pork, meatballs and entire femurs full of goopy bone marr...

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When one thinks of Bushwick, the words "graffiti" or "hipsters" probably come to mind. When one thinks of food in the neighborhood, quite a few pizza places, authentic taco spots, solid bodega sammies, and a variety of cuisines in between may make your mouth water.  While yes, the neighborhood has a plethora of awesome options for food, there reall...

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Give him two slices – and an award. Forty-one years after “Saturday Night Fever” changed the game for southern Brooklyn, its leading man will be returning to the borough he helped make famous. On Tuesday, June 12, John Travolta will stop by Lenny’s Pizza, 1969 86th St., to receive a special achievement award from State Sen. Marty Golden, and be cel...

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To The Daily Sun, This is what assimilation looked like when I was growing up. We did not ask who was here legally or illegally. My Italian grandparents came to America in 1904. When they first arrived they were called dirty "wops" and "dagos!" It was a very painful time for them. They did not speak English and their 10 children were bilingual. My...

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Historically, Brooklyn has always been a very popular destination for the Italian emigration to the US. Many places in Brooklyn were and some of them still are populated by many Italians. Now that this borough is getting cooler and cooler, it still is fundamental for the narration of the Italians in New York. The Federation of Italian American Orga...

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The Stars and Stripes Regular Democratic Organization of the 49th Assembly District held its annual dinner last week where it honored four including Councilmember Vincent Gentile, who recently retired from the City Council. Gentile was given the Public Service Award. The other honorees included Ralph Perfetto, Nancy Sottile, Sunny Mui and Briget Re...

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