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Sunday, October 7, 2018 at 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT - Roma View, 160-05 Crossbay blvd, Howard Beach, New York 11414. Italian Charities of America, Inc. cordially invites its members, friends and anyone interested in our organization to join us at our 82nd Annual Dinner Dance. Every year we come together to celebrate the Italian American community in N...

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Bayside native Peter Gaudio has become a fixture in Hollywood by carving out roles in hit mob films like “A Bronx Tale” and “Gotti.” Soon, Gaudio will appear as the “the muscle,” in the upcoming film “Cruise,” directed by Robert Siegel. “Cruise” tells the tale of a blue-collar, Italian-American (a role played by Spencer Boldman) who falls in love w...

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Dine under the stars at Sotto le Stelle, which is the translation of the name of this charming pizzeria and restaurant on Queens Blvd. in Sunnyside. The decor is as rustic as the pizza served here with distressed wood paneled wainscot, smoky blue walls, and a rough-hewn bar backed by exposed brick. The brick oven glows with intense heat and sizzlin...

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Italian Charities of America is introducing The Vincent P. Cucchiara Memorial Scholarship. “Vincent P. Cucchiara was a board member and treasurer who left us too soon and unexpectedly. Vincent was such an integral part of Italian Charities of America and helped the organization in many ways, as well as anyone who needed a helping hand. He unselfish...

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The facade of Il Triangolo, a wedge of a restaurant in north-central Queens at the sharply angled intersection of Corona Avenue and Junction Boulevard, isn’t much broader than the door. But the entryway opens to a space that widens in both directions, like arms extended for a hug. This is a gesture not atypical for the owner, Mario Gigliotti, who u...

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Saturday, September 15th (2:30PM—4:15PM) Italian Charities of America - 83-20 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst, NY 11373. Are you of Sicilian Descent? OR just interested in Sicilian? Come join us for Sicilian Language lessons. We will have a native Sicilian to teach you from beginner level, you will learn the language; reading, writing and speaking! 12 Lesson...

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A memorial ceremony for the late Rose Sproviero was held on Saturday, June 23 at the Italian Charities of America building on Queens Boulevard. Ms. Sproviero was the president of Italian Charities of America from 1986 to 2017. Italian Charities of America (ICA) wanted to honor Sproviero for her many years of dedication to the organization and the I...

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About 85 years ago, Irene DeBenedittis’s Italian grandparents opened Leo’s Latticini, an iconic deli in Corona, Queens. “Corona was, at that time, country, and it was farms. It was not like it is today,” Irene said. Today, Irene co-owns the shop with her sisters Marie and Carmela. They live upstairs, just above the deli and the recently added baker...

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Acquista Trattoria was packed on a recent Wednesday evening as the setting sun cast a warm, golden glow over the lovely dining room. This corner restaurant, perched at the intersection of Union Turnpike and 178th Street, opened in 2001 by Fabio Acquista and has reigned supreme for its classic Italian cuisine made from scratch and served with pride...

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As he stacks four one-pound packs of bucatini on Cassinelli’s compact counter, Giovanni Cali all but apologizes for his pasta purchase.“I can make it at home,” he said. “But I don’t want to.” It’s as difficult to find a store that sells bucatini, which looks like spaghetti with a hole in the center, as it is to make it. And this is why Mr. Cali has...

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