Il Giorno della Memoria a New York viene realizzato per iniziativa del Consolato Generale d'Italia, il Centro Primo Levi, l'IIC, NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, l'Italian Academy at Columbia University, il CUNY's John Calandra Italian American Institute e la Scuola d'Italia Guglielmo Marconi.   Il programma 2015 segna il 60mo anniversario...

Enjoy an evening of authentic Sicilian food and wine, traditional Sicilian music and dance while learning about the culture and history of Sicily.   Michela Musolino will be joined by the amazing musician and folklorist, Phil Passantino for a presentation of the story of Sicilian folk music. They'll also present some traditional dance and a...

In the season for lost gloves, one mitt found a lot of love. The faithful got to touch one of the gloves Padre Pio used to cover his stigmata during a special mass at St. Finbar Roman Catholic Church in Bath Beach on Feb. 23.   Stigmata are marks resembling the wounds of Christ’s crucifixion said to appear on particularly holy people. The ho...

Il presidente dell'Italy-America Chamber of Commerce di New York, Alberto Milani, è stato ospite a una colazione dal Gei, tenutasi martedì nella Stella Room del Ristorante Le Cirque. Milani è stato accolto dal presidente del Gruppo Esponenti Italiani, Lucio Caputo che, dopo averlo presentato ai numerosi ospiti presenti, gli ha consegnato il...

By Shane DiMaio    The Italian Club of Staten Island Foundation held its annual food drive Friday inside Christ United Methodist Church in Graniteville to help feed the hungry during the holiday season. Every year, the 65-year-old organization raises money from its members to pay for assorted food items that go to families around S...

When: Thursday, illness January 26, unhealthy 2017 From 5:30 pm To 8:30 pmWhere: Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Ave, New York, NY 10021Organized by : ICI - In collaboration with : Primo Levi Center - Entrance : Free Anna Pizzuti, curator of the database and historical portal on foreign Jews in Italy during World War II, presents h...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Groups that normally participate in Staten Island's ColumbusParade found out just two weeks before the event it would be nixed this year --and they're devastated. "We're heartbroken," said Luanne Sorrentino at Mrs. Rosemary's Dance Studio in New Dorp. "Heartbroken. I know the kids are going to be so sad. I had it posted on t...

Come avrebbe cantato la grandissima Etta James, "At last" Francesca Cavaliere, dopo il secondo posto dell'anno scorso, si è aggiudicata la sedicesima edizione del "Festival of Songs USA" di Silvana Romania.Nella stupenda cornice del El Caribe Country Club di Brooklyn, con un pubblico che ha rimepito la sala, i sedici partecipanti del festival si so...

Martin Scorsese loves his "Mean Streets" — and he doesn't want them messed up by shiny condo towers or pricy boutique hotels.   The legendary director of gritty Big Apple films like "Gangs of New York" and "Taxi Driver" is going to war over new development along the Bowery. He's terrified it will turn his beloved old neighborhood into a blan...

A Long Island City, un quartiere post industriale di New York, nel Queens, ci si può sdraiare all'ombra di una foresta lucana, avvolti dai suoni della natura che siamo ormai abituati a chiamare silenzio. Lo si può fare fino al 27 aprile, nel "Dome", un tendone semisferico allestito nel cortile del MoMA PS1, la divisione sperimentale del Museum of M...