The Wimbledon semifinalist from Carrara sat in the bar area with his family. The 69th ranked women’s player, a hard-charging right-hander from Rimini, ate in the main dining room with friends. Out in the back garden, the 31st best men’s player in the world, a rising star from Rome, chowed down with his team. It was Saturday night before the start o...

Leonard Riggio, founder and former chairman of Barnes & Noble, Inc., has died following a valiant battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 83. Mr. Riggio was born in Manhattan's Little Italy before spending his formative years in Brooklyn where he attended Brooklyn Technical High School, which he graduated from in 1958 at the age of 16 having skippe...

In Italian the word “borgo” means “village” and that is exactly what Andrew Tarlow and his team are aiming to create with Borgo at 124 East 27th Street. Borgo is under the umbrella of The Marlow Collective which has historically only dabbled with Brooklyn-based restaurants. A feature article in Grub Street notes that Borgo is a 9,000 square-foot sp...

Famed Florentine sandwich shop All’Antico Vinaio has amassed a cult following since making its Manhattan debut in 2021, and now we too can enjoy its delightful Italian delicacies. An outpost recently opened at Hudson Eats at Brookfield Place (225 Liberty St.), blessing Lower Manhattanites with what Saveur magazine once dubbed “the world’s best sand...

Carmine Di Sibio is the Former Global Chairman and CEO of EY (formerly Ernst & Young) and played a pivotal role in the growth and innovation of one of the world’s leading professional services organizations. He began his career with EY as an auditor in 1985 and held several roles, including EY Global Managing Partner-Client Service, before being ap...

L’Artigiano Gelato™, known for its authentic Italian flavors, has announced an exciting collaboration with the FIAT brand, the iconic Italian automaker that recently celebrated its 125th birthday. This union brings a delightful blend of traditional gelato artistry and automotive heritage to the streets of New York and beyond, perfectly embodying th...

Big Apple celebrities Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Patti Smith have joined in the fight to save the decades-old Elizabeth Street Garden from being torn down to make way for affordable senior housing. The three cultural icons penned letters this summer imploring Mayor Eric Adams to have a change of heart and maintain the leafy green haven and...

Carmine’s, the Italian restaurant on West 44th Street in Times Square that has become a celebrity hangout spot, is very much known for hosting crowds before Broadway shows. It has effectively become part and parcel of the city’s theater culture, perhaps recognized as Broadway’s unofficial restaurant. But the eatery is about to get into a different...

The moment has arrived, the curtain falls on «My Brilliant Friend». The first two episodes of the fourth season were presented in a world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, which for the occasion sought hospitality at MoMa for the screening. «It has been a long journey - said showrunner and director Saverio Costanzo - everything has an end and...

There’s something about the silky richness and the colorful display cases that whet an appetite for gelato, the Italian cousin to ice cream that’s made its mark among New Yorkers. Gelato is denser and has less fat than ice cream, which contributes to a more intense flavor and a smoother texture. But the contrast between ice cream and gelato is cult...