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A Soprano is going to sing tenor at Manhattan College. Actor Dominic Chianese, best known for his role as the ruthless Corrado "Junior" Soprano on HBO's "The Sopranos," will perform Wednesday at a luncheon co-sponsored by the Bronx school's Italian Club and Diversity Committee.   The 83-year-old Bronx-born actor — who has released two albu...

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To celebrate significant contributions made to culture and the advancement of our society, each year members of the Italian American Women of Staten Island host a gala luncheon for those deserving of recognition. The "Women in History" event was staged Sunday in the Trevi Garden at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bloomfield, where more...

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Charlie's calls itself "A New York Italian Joint," which isn't quite right. It's a good deal more affable, cheerful and neighborly than the dark and crammed madhouse restaurants I grew up going to in New York City.   By contrast, Charlie's Italian Joint in Redondo Beach is bright and spacious, with a groovy bar with a lot of big screens tune...

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by David McCormack   The stars of Martin Scorsese's classic 1990 gangster film Goodfellas reunited in New York on Saturday night for a very special 25th anniversary screening of the movie which brought the 14th annual Tribeca Film Festival to a close. Stars Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino were all in attendance...

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A group of unsung community members were recognized for their various contributions to Italian American education. On Sunday, January 10, the Forum of Italian American Educators hosted its annual Epiphany Dinner at Fratelli's Restaurant to celebrate the end of the Christmas season and announce this year's FIAME honorees.   According to...

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Si avvicina ormai il tradizionale ed atteso appuntamento con la Columbus Day Parade, che, giunta alla sua 68.ma edizione, si terrà il prossimo lunedì 8 ottobre a New York. La parata, che sarà trasmessa in diretta televisiva dalla Abc, avrà inizio alle 11.30 e, partendo dalla 47th Street, si snoderà lungo la Fifth Avenue per giungere infine alle 15...

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Michael Stillman's newest restaurant, Quality Italian, is serving up revamped Italian American dishes in a massive space designed by the team at AvroKo. Like its neighboring sister restaurant Quality Meats, the menu is meat-heavy, but it also includes crudo, homemade pastas, and several fish dishes.   The cocktails are mixed by Monkey Bar ve...

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By Casey Seiler   Gov. Andrew Cuomo's deputy secretary for gaming and racing was identified Thursday as the state official whose email to the New York Racing Association resulted in the Wandering Dago lunch truck being bounced from Saratoga Race Course just hours later.   Bennett Liebman's July 19 email to NYRA President Christopher K...

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Dear Friends,New York Italians in collaboration with Fordham University, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Italian Honor Society C.I.A.O. is very happy to invite you to:"Tech and the City". Based on over 50 interviews with entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, university professors, members of the Bloomberg adm...

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There will soon be a rooftop swimming pool where the copper-domed bell towers of Mary Help of Christians once rose. Formerly a hub of the East Village's Italian-American community, the site of the Roman Catholic church is now slated for a 158-unit rental building, complete with basement gym and rooftop gardens — a familiar trajectory for a growing...

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