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Et Alia Theater is proud to present Until Dark by Federica Borlenghi, a new play that reflects consent and the intricacies of sisterhood, while testing its ties and boundaries. When Cass is accused of a heinous crime, her sister Jackie - a promising criminal defense attorney - decides to take over the case. But when Lisa, their other sister, shows...

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Let’s face it: most restaurants located in Times Square are usually tourist traps with overpriced, mediocre food, especially “red sauce” Italian joints. Diehard New Yorkers— me among them—typically avoid dining in the area at all costs and gravitate to other hip local spots instead. Tony’s Di Napoli changed my perception. Located in the epicenter o...

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Italian-Americans are wondering if the 120-year-old church that houses the statue San Gennaro that is at the center of one of the longest running street fairs in the United States has been saved–or if the final death toll will sound. In a rare move, the Archdiocese of New York on Jan. 1 rescinded the merger of Most Precious Blood into the parish of...

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The world-famous Empire State Building is landing a sweet new retail tenant. Ghirardelli Chocolate Company will make its New York City debut, opening a 2,758-sq.-ft. retail space on the base level of the Manhattan landmark. The famed chocolatier will join the building's other food and beverage retailers, including Chipotle, Chopt, Juice Press, Taco...

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When: Saturday, Jan. 27 from 12:30 to 2 pm - Where: Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation, 79 Howard Ave, Staten Island, NY 10301 The non-profit Italian Genealogical Group started a project of collecting immigrant stories of our relatives, to keep the stories alive for future generations. The collection of stories in the book represents 1...

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A little more than a year after it opened, Fairfield's Il Pellicano is ready to expand. The Italian restaurant will soon be the latest Connecticut restaurant opening a New York City location, according to a news release. Owner Massimo Tabacco said that the new location at 149 Mulberry St., in Manhattan's Little Italy neighborhood, will have a very...

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On the occasion of Giorno della memoria 2024 (International Holocaust Remembrance Day), literary scholar Gabriella Romani in conversation with director Fabio Finotti presents Lost Bread by Edith Bruck, which she translated with David Yanoff. The Italian original, Il pane perduto (2021), was a finalist for the prestigious Premio Strega. Born in Hung...

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The Metropolitan Opera House announces that Puccini’s Madama Butterfly will return to the Met stage for 16 performances, starting January 11. Grammy Award–winning conductor and music director of the New Jersey Symphony Xian Zhang makes her Met debut, leading a cast starring soprano Aleksandra Kurzak as Cio-Cio-San and tenor Matthew Polenzani as Pin...

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An Evening with Andrew Cotto: Italian Food as a Muse. Thursday, January 25, 2024. 6:00PM Reception | 6:30PM Talk. Columbuis Citizens Foundation - 8 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021 | $35. RSVP here. Andrew's love of Italian cuisine ignited his prolific writing career, inspiring seven novels, more than 500 articles, and regular contributions to...

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A beautiful new market selling all sorts of locally-sourced goods has just opened in the West Village at 457 6th Avenue by West 11th Street. Travelers, Poets and Friends—a concept by the same folks behind Italian restaurants Alice and Osteria57 and nextdoor gelateria Pamina—is also home to a bakery, an espresso bar, a pasta factory and a wine bar....

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