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The MJN Convention Center located in Poughkeepsie will host its first annual San Gennaro Parade and Festival on October 9, free to the public. The event is slated to include a parade, live music, fresh food, and more to celebrate the patron Saint of Naples and New York City’s Little Italy; Saint Januarius. According to Zeidan Nesheiwat, President o...

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Early in Rachele Rastelli’s career with St. John’s, the team traveled to Philadelphia to face Big East foe Villanova. Coach Joanne Persico decided it would be fun to take Rastelli and her other Italian player, Erica Di Maulo, to see one of the city’s most famous tourist attractions. No, not the Liberty Bell or Independence Hall. What else would an...

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Why open a coastal Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side? Well, the neighborhood has a coast of its own, according to Mark Barak. "We're not too far from the river," joked Barak, founder and CEO of La Pecora Bianca — a group of chic Italian restaurants opening its first Upper East Side location on Thursday. The eagerly anticipated restaurant wi...

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October is Italian American History and Heritage Month, and we’re incredibly proud of the mark Italian immigrants and Italian Americans left on both Greenwich Village and the East Village. Did you know our neighborhoods are home to the oldest Italian church in the United States, some of the oldest Italian American institutions in the country, and n...

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Louis Lanza's name is practically synonymouswith Peekskill restaurants. The longtime restaurateur behind the Hudson Hospitality Group owns Fin & Brew, River Outpost (part of the Factoria complex), Taco Dive Bar and Bajarito, and has his hand in everything from the Paramount Theater and Arts10566, to the Boys and Girls Club and the Railroad Avenue M...

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Stephanie Longo of Dunmore was recently recognized by both the Association of Former Citizens of Guardia Lombardi and the town of Guardia Lombardi for her work in preserving Italian and Italian American heritage. Ms. Longo’s grandfather, the late Joseph Anthony Longo, a prominent barber in Dunmore, emigrated to the United States from Guardia Lombar...

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The 95th annual Columbus Day Parade in Yonkers reconvened Sunday after a two-year absence due to the pandemic. The parade took place on Midland Avenue, where there was a plethora of people having a good time and enjoying the great parade. "There's a lot of spirit here. A lot of happiness and it's a celebration. What better than a celebration of Ita...

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This year, the New York Film Festival (NYFF) returns to Lincoln Center from Sept. 30 through October 16, and Campari is the official sponsor for the fourth consecutive year. “The renowned Festival is an integral piece of the cultural fabric of New York City,” Andrea Sengara, Campari USA’s vice president of marketing told Forbes. The celebration is...

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The leadership pf Rochester’s Italian American community, including all Italian Civic League organizations, and Rochester’s Historic Little Italy Neighborhood, will unite in the Town of Gates, NY, to celebrate Columbus Day, on October 10th, 2022, at the Italian American Community Center (150 Frank Dimino Way). The Columbus Day program begins with a...

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The island’s biggest feast is back! Join borough president Vito Fossella and catholic charities of Staten Island Columbus Day weekend Friday, October 7th thru Monday, October 10th for the borough’s biggest celebration including: rides, games, live musical performances on stage, beer and sangria gardens, vendors,and of course some of the best food a...

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