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When: Thu, Sep 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Where: North Hempstead Beach Park, 175 W Shore Rd (Lot 2) , Port Washington, NY, 11050 The John Michael Marino Lodge Italian festival is once again offering people the chance to transition out of summer, going from hot dogs and hamburgers to authentic Italian cuisine and other festival treats. The festival, which...

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This past July, Loggia Glen Cove #1016, Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, proudly recognized a group of exceptional students at its monthly membership meeting. The annual scholarship presentation celebrated academic excellence, dedication to community service, and commitment to Italian American heritage. Through the generosity of the Lo...

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The DeCecco Little Italy Italian Festival, one of Upstate NY’s biggest and most popular Italian festivals, returns to Rochester this summer, after a nearly three year hiatus. This year’s theme is: “Party at the Beach – Paisano Style!” The event will be held at Ontario Beach Park on Saturday, August 30th, from Noon to 9pm, featuring delicious Italia...

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When Anthony Rondello ’19 first set foot on Hofstra’s campus in 1963, he never imagined his journey to earning a degree would span more than five decades. “No one in my family had gone to college,” Rondello shared. “I come from a blue-collar family, a grandchild of immigrants. My parents had the foresight to know that education was the key.” Rondel...

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The Feast of St. Rocco in Glen Cove marked its 50th anniversary from July 24 to 27, 2025, drawing record-breaking crowds of more than 30,000 visitors to the Church of St. Rocco. The four-day celebration featured homemade Italian cuisine prepared by longtime community volunteers, lively musical performances, carnival rides by Newton Shows, and a tra...

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What do you get when you combine the age-old, All-American sport of baseball and the deeply-rooted Italian-American heritage? The Italian Heritage Night at a FerryHawks game on Saturday, Aug. 9 in St. George, Staten Island, of course! Throughout the years the combination of baseball and the Italian heritage has manifested itself in myriad ways. Cul...

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The threat of rain didn’t deter guests—including Christie Brinkley and Alexandra Daddario—from donning their finest Brunello Cucinelli and heading to the Wölffer Estate Stables in The Hamptons last night. Upon arrival, they were immediately and perhaps unexpectedly transported to an Italian piazza, where two long, winding tables circled a fountain...

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Patrons recently filled three theaters in the Atrium Cinemas in Eltingville to see “Chuck Zito: An American Story,” a documentary about the Italian-American known for his time as a boxer, bodyguard, stunt man, actor and president of the New York Hells Angels motorcycle club. Zito, who was born in the Bronx, has been in films such as “Homefront” and...

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As a young girl, Joanne Capolongo aspired to be an educator. Through hard work in school, she made her dreams come true, eventually forging a 35-year long career teaching first graders on Staten Island.  Capolongo passed away on May 26 at age 90. The cause of death was congestive heart failure.  Born and raised on Staten Island, Capolongo grew up t...

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For more than a century, New York has been the canvas for Italian culinary dreams. From the red-sauce trattorias of Mulberry Street to the modern pasta bars of the West Village, generations of immigrants have arrived with little more than recipes and ambition — determined to serve the flavors of home while adapting to the rhythms of a new world. Bu...

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