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ALL HAIL the royalty of rich chocolate beverages. The owner of Brooklyn-based Dolce Vite plans to change her legal name to Princess Chocolatto, fusing her identity with the Italian-style hot chocolate that has become her life.   "My customers call me that anyway, so I figured I'd make the change," the popular Park Slope figure told the Dail...

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Celebrity chef, restaurateur and Food Network personality, Donatella Arpaia, is honored to host a gala dinner to mark the 45th anniversary of the passing of Padre Pio. This is the first and only US official event, which follows a Holy Mass at The Sacred Hearts & St. Stephen Church, celebrated by Father Carlos Laborde, Secretary General of the I...

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New York Italians invites you to Prospect Park on July 27 for some fun in the park! Bring a blanket, lunch, a soccer ball or a frisbee and let's spend the day at the park! We will be gathering at the 11th street entrance along Prospect Park West.   Alessandro and his food truck Ponti Rosso will be there as well! Accessible via...

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The current economic climate has forever changed the way Americans look at employment. Between the mortgage crisis and the failing job market, more and more people are finding the need to re-invent themselves. Thinking on your feet is no longer enough.   Thinking outside the box is mandatory. Families and friends are pooling resources and wo...

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The Feast of the Madonna del Carmine at Saint Bernard's Church in Bergen Beach, Brooklyn culminated on Sunday with Mass and a procession through the neighborhood. The four day celebration was jam-packed with great entertainment, delicious southern Italian delicacies, and amusing games and rides for the children.   Each Feast is special in it...

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I Brooklyn Italians celebrano 65 anni di attività calcistica e li festeggiano oggi nel 40° Gala che si tiene al ristorante El Caribe. Gli Italians costituiscono il club più antico della storia del calcio italo-americano, almeno fra quelli con una continuativa attività stagionale.     La società diretta dall'imprenditore edile John Saia...

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The Festa di Santa Rosalia, popularly known as the 18th Avenue feast, should be a go this year – but the dates are still up in the air.   Organizers and Community Board 11 requested that the 11-day festival be pushed up by one week to avoid ending on Labor Day weekend, which would mean a quicker cleanup after the event. But despite the reque...

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By Giovanni di Napoli Friday, September 19th, I made my way to Most Precious Blood Church in New York City's Little Italy to meet some friends and celebrate the Feast of our beloved patron San Gennaro.   The evening began with a special Mass celebrated in English and Italian with Monsignor Cassato, visiting from Saint Athanasius Church in B...

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By Paula Katinas A major Bensonhurst shopping strip will turn into an outdoor plaza – where vehicular traffic will be banned and foot traffic will be welcomed – for two days in July if an application filed with the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) by a community service organization is approved.   The Federation of Italian A...

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Historically an Italian and Jewish neighborhood, Bensonhurst has transformed into a multi-cultural hub of southwest Brooklyn.   The neighborhood's Italian roots are still visible in the many eateries and specialty shops nestled along the tree-lined streets of Brooklyn's Little Italy, including Lenny's Pizza, made famous by its cameo in...

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