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Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will return to the United States for a select run of concerts in 2013 as he drums up support for his recently released "Passione." "Passione" is a collection of Mediterranean love songs featuring duets with global pop stars Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado and the late Edith Piaf. The legendary singer is the biggest sell...

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After traveling the United States, Gianni Andreini decided he was ready to make a change -- he wanted to pack up his life in Florence to start a new journey in New York.   To make it happen, he teamed up with two Italian friends, Federico Bernocchi and Andrea Soldini, both of whom had been residing in the city for years. Together, the team d...

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by Sr. Camille D'Arienzo   Joseph Sciame. Title: Vice President for Community Relations at St. John's University. Lives in: New Hyde Park, N.Y., and employed in Queens, N.Y., at the university, which is located in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Sister Camille: Mr. Sciame, you recently received Knighthood in the Order of Pope St. Sylvest...

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An Italian eatery specializing in cuisine from the northern region of the country opened its doors in Carroll Gardens earlier this month. Gersi, located at 316 Court St., took over the former location of Dosa Royale, which shuttered this past April.   The restaurant officially opened in July 7, said co-owner Gersi Mamega, who had spent...

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By Will Bredderman The corner pharmacy — that all-but forgotten place filled with mortars and pestles, pills, powders, potions, ice cream on a hot summer's day, and the friendly shopkeeper with an apron on behind the counter — was Frank Giordano's world for 50 years.   In fact, he was that friendly shopkeeper.   Read more   So...

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The largest Italian American population in the United States is found in New York and New Jersey. The new two-part series Italian Americans of New York and New Jersey - premiering on Tuesday, February 17th and 24th at 8 p.m. on THIRTEEN, Sunday, February 15th and 22nd at 9 p.m. on WLIW21 and on Thursday, February 26th and March 3rd at 8 p.m. on NJT...

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By Rob Abruzzese The Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn held its 47th annual dinner dance where it said goodbye to outgoing President Bartholomew T. Russo and welcomed incoming President Rose Ann C. Branda with a ceremony at El Caribe in Mill Basin on Friday.   "We are here tonight to celebrate a great year under our outgoing preside...

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di Riccardo Chioni   Coney Island, ai newyorkesi e non solo, si manifesta con le sue due maggiori attrazioni di sempre che la caratterizzano nella stagione estiva: la sua estesa spiaggia e il celebrato Luna Park, entrambi distrutti o danneggiati dal passaggio di Superstorm Sandy. Dopo sette mesi dalla devastazione, il Memorial Day, come...

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In the boys' classroom at Lamplighters Yeshivah in the Hasidic Jewish stronghold of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Montessori number-counting boards and decimal beads share space with Hebrew-learning materials. A colorful timeline on the wall shows two strands of world history in parallel: secular on the left, Jewish on the right.   A photo of the...

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  La terza edizione del New York City Soccer Gala ha assunto i connotati di un trionfo dell'italianità.   La manifestazione, co-organizzata da Joe Barone, vice presidente del Brooklyn Italians e componente del New York Soccer Gala, premia i personaggi dei college newyorkesi di First Division da cui è stato fondata (St. John's, St. Fran...

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