Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) today presented the Assemblyman James D. Conte Memorial Academic Scholarship to Marco Valle, a senior at New Hyde Park Memorial High School and the school’s Class of 2025 valedictorian. The scholarship, awarded by the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators, recognizes outstanding academic ach...
READ MOREThe Sons of San Paolino celebrated 20 years of Italian-American tradition with its annual Dancing of the Giglio last Saturday. The event was the highlight of a four-day festival held at West Hempstead’s St. Thomas the Apostle Church. The Dancing of the Giglio has roots in Italian religious traditions. For over 1,000 years, the feast has honored Sai...
READ MOREReaching €9 billion in agri-food exports to the United States is the goal set by Coldiretti and Filiera Italia, despite the challenges posed by tariffs and a weak dollar. The recent introduction of additional U.S. duties has significantly slowed the growth of Italian food exports to America. In the first month of implementation, exports rose by jus...
READ MOREThe exhibition Italiana: Italian Women Who Changed the World highlights the many impressive achievements by Italian women over the course of the last few centuries, until today. These formidable women all greatly impacted the world in one way or another, often also against the odds imposed by a “male-ruled” society. The selection of 22 portraits in...
READ MOREBoggi Milano is continuing its U.S. retail rollout with the opening of a third New York City store at The Shops at Columbus Circle. The 4,735-square-foot, two-level store offers street access as well as an entrance from inside the mall. The Columbus Circle store joins a single-level 1,800-square-foot store at 115 Mercer Street in SoHo that opened i...
READ MOREIf you walk down Manhattan’s Houston street, you probably won’t notice this restaurant- unless you wonder what all these people are standing in line for. It’s a place that’s unpretentious, yet a celebrity hangout. It’s famous, yet most people have never heard about it. It’s an Instagram spot, yet the owner doesn’t have a mobile phone. Emilio learne...
READ MOREMore than 10,000 kilometres in just two weeks: from Tokyo to New York, PDO buffalo mozzarella is pressing ahead with its international promotional tour. Following its participation in an EU Commission-led trade mission to Japan, the Italian cheese has arrived at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York, North America’s leading agri-food exhibition, t...
READ MOREAdrienne Iapalucci is offensive, she’s irreverent, she’s funny and she’s from the Bronx. The Morris Park native has built a successful career in comedy over the past 20 years—recently with her Netflix special “The Dark Queen,” and the Bronx Times caught up with her at a show Wednesday in Manhattan at the Comedy Shop in the Village. There was little...
READ MOREUn nuovo documentario racconte l'emigrazione siciliana a Middletown in Connecticut I Washington Spirit ingaggiano l'attaccante Sofia Cantore, prima italiana nella lega americana di calcio femminile L’ecosistema Italiano del biotech protagonista al BIO Boston in Massachusetts Crollano le esportazioni di vino italiano negli Stati Uniti: ad aprile -...
READ MOREAfter nearly 56 years as a tasty Italian hallmark of Brooklyn’s Bensonhurst neighborhood, Bari Pork Store is cutting its last slice of gabagool on Saturday, June 29. “It feels like I’m losing a big part of my life,” co-owner George Firrantello told The Post of the impending closure of the beloved shop, which opened in 1969 on 18th Avenue. Firrantel...
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