In the summer, I like to vacation in my own "back yard" and I define that as the five boroughs and suburbs of New York. I always enjoy discovering new fun neighborhoods, restaurants by bodies of water (of which there are many!) and hidden gems. I found one such gem on the "Isle of Staten" as my dear friend Grae, a native Staten Islander, alway...
READ MOREThursday 9/24/2015 - 11:30 AM. Stony Brook University - West Campus - Frank Melville Jr. Library - 100 Nicolls Road - Main Entrance - Stony Brook, NY 11794 - Room: Center for Italian Studies Meeting Hall, E-4340 With author Ernest Ialongo. In his exploration of the politics of Marinetti as the creator and leader of the transformative Futurist...
READ MORECouncilman Paul Vallone was proud to host the Annual Italian Heritage Celebration with City Council Speaker Melissa Mark- Viverito at City Hall on the evening of October 7. Nearly 300 friends, family, guests and dignitaries joined in a celebration that filled the Council Chambers. This year's celebration also commemorated the 100th birthday of Fran...
READ MOREby Chris Wuensch The Westchester County Board of Legislators said "congratulazioni" at a recent ceremony to Eastchester High School's Victoria Muriel for her dedication to Italian culture. The board of legislators teamed up with the Westchester Coalition of Italian American Organizations on Oct. 19 at the Legislative Chambers in White Plains...
READ MOREDecember 11 (Friday) 7:00 pm. White Christmas Benefit Concert for San Pio Foundation. The concert will feature a performance by the Acclaimed Italian Tenor Luciano Lamonarca and Soprano Veronica Iovan, and the New York Trio (Patricio Molina, Piano; Julian Langfords, Cello and Yura Seung-Jung Oh, Violin). And with the extraordinary partici...
READ MOREIl Gruppo Parmacotto apre il secondo, nuovo flagship store nel cuore di New York al 903 della Madison Avenue, tra la 72esima e la 73esima strada. Giá nel 2008 era stata inaugurata la Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto nell'Upper West Side a Manhattan al 283 di Amsterdam Avenue e ora il Gruppo torna alla carica con un secondo punto vendita e degustazione ded...
READ MOREAi vini bianchi saranno abbinati gli Spumanti, i Rosé, il Prosecco ed il Moscato, vini che oltre ad essere particolarmente indicati durante la stagione estiva, godono di un'ottima posizione sul mercato. La manifestazione, dopo il grande successo ottenuto l'anno scorso, manterrà la stessa struttura e anche quest'anno sarà congiuntamente organiz...
READ MOREdi Stefania Spatti Dal Museo Nazionale Romano a New York, la scultura greca va in mostra per celebrare il 2013 Anno della cultura italiana negli States Si aprirà il primo giugno al Metropolitan Museum of Art di New York la mostra dedicata al "Pugilatore in Riposo", la scultura greca in bronzo risalente ad un periodo tra il qu...
READ MORENYC's Flatiron District offers exceptional food, with a handful of incredible authentic Italian restaurants nestled in the small, historic neighborhood. Have you made your way to Via Emilia yet? The excitement of this restaurant doesn't just come in the form of food, but also in fun facts. For instance, according to the restaurant's menu,...
READ MOREThe 124th Feast of San Rocco in Manhattan will be celebrated by the San Rocco Society of Potenza on Sunday August 18th. This long held tradition was started on the Lower East Side of New York by immigrants from the town of Potenza. It is well documented by photographs that go back to Jacob Riis in the late 1880s and includes being part of the Godfa...
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