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Long Island has been a hub of Italian-American culture for as long as Italians have settled in the tri-state area, and Italian-Americans make up the biggest percentage of the population of immigrant descendants in both Nassau and Suffolk counties, according to a study of the Long Island Italian-American community by Vincenzo Milione, a researcher a...

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A Long Island man booted from his job as a deputy finance commissioner for the Town of North Hempstead announced Wednesday that he is preparing to sue the municipality because, he says, he was fired for being Italian.   Angelo Ferrara, 66, has filed a notice of claim and complaint with the state's Division of Human Rights alleging the town d...

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11/3/2015 Start Time: 2:30 PM. Center for Italian Studies - West Campus - Harriman Hall - 100 Nicolls Road - Main Entrance - Stony Brook, NY 11794. Presentation by Fred Kuwornu, Ghanaian/Italian activist-producer-writer-director, who will comment on and screen his documentary, Blaxploitalian 100 years of Blackness in the It...

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Saturday, September 5th, my friends and I joined members of the Società Maria SS. Addolorata di Pignataro Interamna at Saint Mary's Church in Long Island City, New York, to celebrate the 108th Annual Feast of the Madonna Addolorata.   Thank you Emily, Rosetta, Celeste and all the members of the society for your warmth and hospitality, we had...

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2016 Ambasciatore Awards Ceremony and Dinner. ** Submit a Nominee by November 30, 2015 ** Honoring Outstanding Italian American Leaders and their Italian American Organizations. Sunday, January 24, 2016 - Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. The Italian American Museum will host the Long Island Ambasciatore Awards on Sund...

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Se l'unione fa la forza, l'appuntamento di domenica 14 settembre per l'Annual Italian Experience Outdoor Festival alla Hofstra University di Long Island è stato un buon passo avanti. Il Breakfast annuale tra le associazioni di educatori italo-americani impegnate nel campo della formazione e dell'insegnamento della cultura e della lingua italiana av...

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Our friend Bobby Maida was kind enough to share with us his pictures of the 2015 Sons of San Paolino Children's Gilio lift (Friday, June 26th).   We love all of our feasts and cultural events, but there is always something extra special when they are focused on our youth. To see the enthusiasm of these kids while they actively participate in...

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Everyone seems to know Frank Carrado, who at 86 is arguably the most popular resident in Long Island City. "I got to know all of the politicians," says Frank Carrado. "I got to know all of the police department. The whole police department knows me."   Denizens of the neighborhood call him the 'Mayor'. It's a title he says not even Mayo...

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By Giovanni di Napoli After a trying week of work, my friend and I were looking for a brief respite from the city, so we took a short trip to Elmont, Long Island for the opening night of the Feast of Saint Anthony. Arriving a little early, we visited the newly renovated Saint Anthony Chapel on 90 Meacham Avenue for the Novena.   Greete...

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October 22 (Thursday) 4:00 pm. International Prize Gradiva 2015 for Italian PoetryThis event is to celebrate the third International Poetry Prize, devoted to contemporary Italian poetry. President: Luigi Fontanella. Members of the International Jury: Alessandro Carrera, Milo De Angelis, Luigi Fontanella, Irene Marchegiani, Sylvia Morandina, El...

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