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New York State Sen. George Borrello announces the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators is accepting applications for four $4,000 scholarships, two academic and two athletic. Scholarships are available to residents of the 57th Senate District who are current college students or high school seniors entering college.  Students can...

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Tuesday, March 1 at 7 pm. Organized by Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation | 79 Howard Ave., Staten Island, NY. Register in person here, for virtual here. For the excellence of her art, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1652-3) is among the most prominent Italian Baroque painters, male or female. In a male-dominated art world, this girl - bor...

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Are you looking to have a nice brunch at Serra by Birreria Eataly in NYC? You’re in the right spot! Whether you’re a foodie, want to try out a unique place to dine in NYC, or are simply looking to grab a drink in Flatiron, Serra by Birreria is the perfect place! This past fall and winter, I was invited to stop by Serra by Birreria at Eataly to expe...

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After a few years in which the Chianti Classico Wine Consortium continued to preside over its first reference market, the United States, with various activities, which in the last period, due to the health emergency, were above all "virtual", the times they are finally ripe for the realization of a new great tasting event with the presence of the p...

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The book cover of “Pasta Mike: A Story of Friendship & Loss,” a novella by Andrew Cotto, is festooned with different types of pasta. It’s a fitting design for a book about a fierce friendship forged in family, pasta, and the type of familiarity that comes with knowing another person since childhood. “I like to think that Mike and I knew each other...

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IN THE EARLY HOURS OF December 21, 1935, New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia walked into the Bronx Terminal Market with a cadre of cops. As the police played a horn fanfare, he hopped onto the back of a vegetable truck and addressed the assembled farmers and peddlers. Starting December 26, New York City would institute a total ban on the sale, displa...

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On a slush-soaked night in late January, the chef Melissa Rodriguez is sitting in Bar Pisellino, sipping a Negroni and thinking about what diners might want from restaurants right now. “Some people want to go out and feel taken care of,” she muses. “Other people are afraid to go out, but they don’t want to cook for themselves. A lot of people want...

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Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 6:00 PM. 690 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065. The event will also be streamed live on the Facebook and YouTube pages of the Consulate. All attendants will be required to present proof of vaccination or a negative result from a Covid-19 test taken in the 24 hours prior to the event. KN95/N95 masks are mandatory. On Bla...

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We all know that the Statue of Liberty is the symbol of New York, and has a history of its own, but perhaps not many people know that on the facade of the Duomo of #Milan is carved a statue depicting the Statue of Liberty, which is also most likely the original version. The representation, which is located on the left side of the balcony and more p...

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Today, The Center For Italian Modern Art announces a series of ten rare Italian films — some of which have been rarely seen in the US — tied to the institution’s current exhibition, “Staging Injustice: Italian Art 1880-1917.”  All film screenings will be held in person at CIMA, 421 Broome Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10013 (see CIMA’s Health & S...

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