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Baltimore Orioles first baseman and Italian American Trey Mancini has been an inspiration. After battling cancer, he returned to the field in 2021 and picked up where he left off. His appearance in the Major League Baseball Home Run Derby and winning of the American League Comeback Player of the Year Award made it a season to remember.  Mancini has...

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Known for its fluffy Boston Cream pies, Italian butter cookies and layered cakes, Conti’s Pastry Shoppe has been a staple in Morris Park for a century. On Oct. 23, the bakery celebrated its centennial. Founded in 1921 by Augustino Conti, the bakery quickly grew to a popular place in the neighborhood. Located at 786 Morris Park Ave., people would fl...

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It is with great sadness that we mark the death of Professor Gerald Meyer of Hostos Community College, the City University of New York. Professor Meyer’s varied research has resulted in almost one hundred articles and books elucidating various aspects of Italian America and working-class history as well as the intersections of radicalism and immigr...

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N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul is under fire by the Italian American community following a series of alarming decisions. Gov. Hochul walked in the Columbus Day parade on the morning of Oct. 11, then, hours later, she attempted to cancel the navigator’s namesake holiday by proclaiming Oct. 11 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. After a public outcry, she amended th...

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There are hundreds of thousands of Italian-Americans living in Upstate New York. Huge percentages of the populations of Utica, Syracuse, Buffalo, Binghamton, and the Hudson Valley can trace their heritage back to "the old country.' The Italian bakeries and pastry shops of Upstate have served this population well over the last century or so. And for...

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A new specialty coffee roastery and coffee bar called Dell’Aria has opened in New York City’s East Harlem neighborhood, offering a mix of modern American and classic Italian coffee concoctions. The new shop spreads out over 4,000 square feet of space on East 111th St. between Second and Third Avenues, squarely within the area designated in 2019 as...

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“I’m just an Italian girl from New York." It's a quote that Grammy-award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and beauty entrepreneur Lady Gaga has famously said in numerous interviews, including when we chatted about Haus Laboratories' newest drop: the CasaGaga Italian Glam beauty collection. "These products are a love letter to my Italian heritag...

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Saverio's Authentic Pizza Napoletana, located in Massapequa, has seen praise from online reviewers thanks to its Neapolitan pies. The restaurant owner and pizzaiolo, Saverio, said all of its pizzas are made based on the Neapolitan tradition. The restaurant also advertises its use of high-quality ingredients, including tomatoes imported from Naples,...

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Who doesn't want to live like Giada De Laurentiis? While most people will never enjoy the Food Network star/author/entrepreneur's fortune or fame, we can do the holidays like Giada. The Giada De Laurentiis holiday lifestyle is within reach of Bloomingdale's shoppers, for whom De Laurentiis has curated not only some great food finds, but plenty of o...

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E.Rossi & Company is Little Italy‘s oldest gift shop, and it’s full of surprises. “It’s like stepping into a bowl of minestrone soup; you don’t know what you’re going to find,” owner Ernie Rossi said. He’s named after his grandfather Ernesto, who immigrated from Italy in 1900. “In 1910, he opened up this business, and he sold newspapers and magazin...

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