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Lou Greco and Carlo Russo are hilarious comedians from Syracuse, New York. They do "The Uncle Louie Variety Show" together, which has taken Facebook by storm. Not only are they Facebook famous, they are extremely popular on YouTube. They became so popular on the internet that they started doing shows all over the country and have even done shows as...

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NYPD officers, officials, and local residents passed out gifts Wednesday to nearly 200 children who otherwise may not have received a holiday present this year. New York City Council Member Robert Cornegy, Jr., was joined by dozens of members of the NYPD and Brooklyn native and business owner Salvatore Stile at Stephen Decatur Middle School. The gy...

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Donato’s Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria is your fam- ily-run, corner landmark of fine Italian cuisine and pizza on 39th Avenue in Woodside. The Calle brothers, Pablo, Luis and Oswaldo, opened Donato’s in 1999 and the tradition continues, even after the sad passing of Pablo and a temporary closure during the lockdown. Brothers Oswaldo and Luis are...

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I wish to share with you a few thoughts on this pre-Christmas Sunday afternoon, as we hopefully continue to exit this often tragic and sad morass of a Covid-19 existence we have had to endure for the past nineteen-plus months. Some of you will recall bits and pieces from some other communiqués of mine, but, alas, they tell us that repetition is the...

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You really need a road map to find this place,” muttered someone at our table after making the long trek to the latest Danny Meyer venture, Ci Siamo — a journey that begins on some nameless sidewalk in midtown. (Pro tip: If your Uber driver attempts to career into the Lincoln Tunnel toward New Jersey, start yelling.) From there, you ascend to a fea...

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Gathering Italian and Italian-American women to tell their stories, the Italian Consulate of New York set up an in-person event on Monday 13th of December. Hosted by the Consul General Fabrizio Di Michele and moderated by journalist/correspondent Maria Luisa Rossi Hawkins, guests Natalia Bergamaschi, Jodi Pulice and Adriana Trigiani were all invite...

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"Everything is temporary!" my mom yelled, doing an exaggerated Brooklyn accent while gesturing with her hands in the Italian way. She was comforting me after a particularly bad breakup, and knew that quoting the one and only Cosmo Castorini would get a smile out of me. Growing up, my family watched Moonstruck so much it became like a family member....

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Can't make it to the Italian Alps this year? We're bringing it to you with our Alpine Baita Winter Wine & Food Festa! Join us on Friday, January 14th, from 6-8pm in our marketplace to celebrate the season with unlimited Italian cuisine and winter wines that will bring your soul right to the ski slopes. Inspired by small cabins found in the Italian...

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This week, plant-based deli Galioto’s reopens in NYC. Cofounded by Nicole Galioto and the JaJaJa Group, Galioto’s opened last year on Mulberry St in NYC’s Little Italy, providing a well-curated selection of plant-based Italian goods, as well as made-to-order dishes and prepared vegan specialties. Now, the restaurant makes its second debut as a chef...

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Mario G. DiCristofaro, who owned and operated an auto collision shop in Buffalo, died Dec. 12 in Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital, Amherst, from complications due to Covid-19. He was 89. Born in Pratola Peligna in the Abruzzo region of central Italy, his boyhood memories from World War II included diving into ditches for shelter from bombing raid...

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