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Did you hear the one about the breakout baseball player fueled by chicken parm? It’s a story on my mind as I’m dining at New York’s Arthur and Sons. The art on the wall consists of Sinatra and Goodfellas, the wine is flowing, and the food is decidedly red sauce. The mastermind of star chef Joe Isidori, whose family is behind a multitude of New York...

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The Italian American Heritage Society of Long Island seeks a 2025 summer intern. All applicants should email a cover letter of interest to italianamericanlongisland@gmail.com. This is an unpaid internship, but ITA-LI leadership will sign off on possible college credit opportunities. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Summer Intern(s) to s...

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Two Holy Relics of St. Anthony of Padua will visit the Archdiocese of New York as well as the dioceses of Brooklyn and Paterson from Friday, June 6 to Sunday, June 15. The two first-class Relics will be accompanied by Fathers Mario Conte and Fabio Turrisendo, two Franciscan friars from the Pontifical Basilica of St. Anthony in Padua, Italy. The two...

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An NYPD detective dubbed the “Italian Sherlock Holmes” will finally be getting a gravesite marker nearly a century after his death, the Daily News has learned. Members of the Detectives Endowment Association will unveil the headstone for Detective Joseph Pucciano at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery on Tuesday. Pucciano, a heralded gang-buster and mem...

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Gina Biancardi, president and founder of the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere, has been decorated as a Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella d’Italia, one of the highest civilian honors bestowed by the Italian government. The award was bestowed by the President of the Republic of Italy, the Hon. Sergio Mattarella, and was presented to Gin...

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People came to enjoy tasty food and nice weather in Lindenhurst on Sunday for the Town of Babylon's Italian Food Festival. Families and friends enjoyed Italian classics like pizza, sausage and peppers and other delicacies. It took place outside of Babylon Town Hall in Lindenhurst. “Great way to promote Italian culture. We have a presentation inside...

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In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, legacy airlines in the United States have begun to expand their global networks to include more secondary destinations that cater to point-to-point travelers. Delta Air Lines, one of the largest carriers in the US and the market's leader in terms of profitability, is no exception.  Next week, the Atlant...

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Joe Scaravella, the founder of Enoteca Maria in St. George, recently shared that there are plans to produce a sequel to “Nonnas,” the film on his beloved Italian restaurant.Scaravella said there are “plans” to make a sequel titled “Nonnas of the World,” according to the report. Scaravella added that he has also begun developing his own idea for a t...

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As the city celebrates the 13th edition of New York City Design Week, the Italian Cultural Institute of New York has opened Reimagining the Everyday Landscape, an exhibition celebrating two protagonists of Italian design: the late Gaetano Pesce, who passed away last year, and Gianni Pettena. Both emerged during the radical era of the 1960s and 1970...

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Italian heritage brand Santoni celebrated its 50th anniversary by opening the largest boutique in its history on March 13th in Manhattan. There is architecture that you simply admire, and then there’s architecture you feel in your soul. The new Santoni store on Madison Avenue falls into the latter category; while it is not a design for everyone, it...

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