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The Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of The Bronx and Westchester in New York honors the achievements of outstanding contemporary Italian Americans for their talents or expertise. Il Leone di San Marco Awards are presented, at a luncheon, to individuals who have made significant contributions in various fields including, but not limited to, m...

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VERRAZZANO 500, the yearlong celebration of Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York ended on a historic December day with a rare viewing of Giovanni da Verrazzano’s Cellere Codex. The quincentennial of Verrazzano’s entering NY Harbor begun on April 17, 2024, with a Staten Island Ferry journey where Italian American leaders gazed, essenti...

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A Millburn High School junior has been recognized for her outstanding contribution in a contest celebrating Italian culture and history. Maria Iodice, a student at Millburn High School, received a monetary prize and special recognition from the Italian Heritage & Culture Committee (IH&CC) of New York.  Her winning essay focused on Giovanni da Verra...

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St. John’s University hosted a tribute to centuries worth of contributions to New York City made by Italian Americans at a ceremony at the D’Angelo Center on October 23. The Italian Heritage and Culture Month celebration drew more than 200 people to the Queens, NY, campus, who came to recognize the enduring mark of Italian immigrants on the landsca...

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The BBasketteers team Amelia Tuzzolino, Marianna Angelina Delfaus, Giuseppe Sylvester, and Massimo Edwards, the four NYC based Italian-American players, just returned from Sicily with a wealth of emotions and memories. From October 3rd to 6th, they participated in the Trofeo Coni Estate/Coni Trophy Summer edition, the youth Olympic styled games org...

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Since 1976, the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York  has spearheaded first a week, and now a month-long collaboration with other Italian and Italian American organizations, with the mission of promoting, presenting and preserving Italian and Italian American culture in the Tri-State area.  Its annual theme is mirrored by other states...

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The Board of Directors of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee-NY, Inc. (IHCC-NY, Inc.), founded in 1976, proudly announces the selection of Prof. Laura Sanguineti White, PhD, as the recipient of its highest recognition, the 2023-24 Leonardo da Vinci Award.Presented annually to an individual with a record of sustained and exceptional achievem...

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The Board of Directors of the Italian American Leadership Forum (IALF), founded in 2023, coordinated a wreath-laying ceremony on April 17, 2024, at the Giovanni da Verrazzano Statue in New York City’s Battery Park to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the arrival of Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian navigator and explorer who traveled under the fl...

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Members of the Board of Directors of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee-NY, Inc. (IHCC-NY) honored Dr. Antonio Giordano, Founder and Director of the Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) on April 24, 2023, with its coveted Leonardo da Vinci award, awarded annually by the 47-year-old cultural organization. A special presentation dinner...

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Welcome to the forty-sixth annual celebration of Italian Heritage and Culture Month. Each year the Board of Directors of the Italian Heritage and Cultural Committee of New York, Inc., (IHCC-NY, Inc.) selects a new theme and then proceeds to publish a theme poster and a Calendar of Events for the annual October celebration. We encourage you to disco...

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