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By Giovanni di Napoli As I have done so many times before (and hope to do for years to come), I dropped by 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn yesterday for the opening of The Feast of Santa Rosalia. Making my way through the crowd to the outdoor chapel, I pinned my donation on to the Saint's ribbons and picked up some prayer cards for my loved-o...

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Scopo principale della serata è stato l'assegnazione di borse di studio a dieci studenti meritevoli che si accingono a frequentare l'Università il prossimo settembre. Questi giovani promettono di essere, non soltanto i portavoce ed orgoglio della comunità italo-americana ma soprattutto i leaders del futuro.La Federazione ringrazia tutti coloro che,...

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October 11 (Saturday) Doors open at 6:00 pm"An Italian Festival Night"Featuring the classic Neapolitan music of tenor, Antonio Guarna, and a special choreography by "The Dance House of Brooklyn" Performers.St. Simon and Jude (Lower Church) - 295 Avenue T (between Van Sicklen and Lake Streets), Brooklyn Admission: $50 per person, includes hot...

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by Ramon Taylor   "Dyker Lights" is one of New York's most extravagant holiday attractions, and chances are you've never heard of it. Just minutes away from Manhattan's flashy skyline, a mostly Italian-American residential neighborhood in Brooklyn hosts over 100,000 visitors per year, in one of the wackiest holiday light displays in the coun...

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The Coney Island amusement park opened Sunday for another season — with a 1920s wooden roller-coaster and a new, steel one ready to roll at breakneck speeds.   In Luna Park, Italian amusement tycoon Alberto Zamperla joined Eric Adams as the Brooklyn borough president christened the Cyclone roller-coaster with a local tradition: cracking a bo...

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di Roberta Formisano   Un boom di italiani cerca fortuna all'estero, e una forte percentuale viene sfiorata da tanti giovani insoddisfatti o "curiosi", perché stanchi di cercare invano un lavoro ed essere "precari a tempo indeterminato". La fotografia dell'occupazione che emerge dai dati ogni anno è drammatica. L'esperienza di un giovane ca...

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When chef Anna Klinger and husband Emiliano Coppa opened the Venetian-inspired Al di Là on Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue in 1998, it was located on a sleepy thoroughfare perhaps best known for its wide variety of bodegas, and most Manhattanites wouldn’t have even considered heading out to Brooklyn for a meal.   But by the time then-New...

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Citing powerful new price points, a strong repeat traveler factor and a diverse product portfolio, the Globus family of brands is predicting that Italy will see a resurgence in 2014. "Italy is a rare destination; one that offers an immense amount of diversity from Cinque Terre and Sicily to Rome and Lake Maggiore. It's a place travelers can visit...

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By Paul Stephen If you've felt out of sorts since "Italian food" started meaning tapas-style plates of broccoli rabe with a balsamic reduction instead of grapefruit-sized meatballs or zesty sausage and peppers on a jumbo platter, it looks like your bout of uncertainty is coming to an end.   A new wave of restaurants is reviving what many di...

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Floriano Pagliara, The popular Italian from Cecine Italy and now residing in Williamsburgh Brooklyn will take on slick moving Antwan Robertson from Minnesota USA   Pagliara has held title belts as the IBF Mederteranian Champion and Italian Federation in the Jr. Lightweight Division.   Read more   Source: http://www.worldbo...

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