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Worcester native Lucia Giannetta is back in the Bronx again. Giannetta was in the cast when the musical drama "A Bronx Tale: The Musical" has its world premiere early last year at the prestigious Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, in a production directed by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks....

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People come to Arthur Avenue to stock up. On a recent Saturday afternoon, I stood outside Vincent’s Meat Market with Danielle Oteri, who leads tours of the neighborhood with her husband Christian Galliani. The window of Vincent’s is decked with fat Boston butts and whole sides of pork. Customers stream in and out carrying hefty shopping bags. Danie...

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The Primavera Italian Language and Culture Program is pushing forward against the odds, trying to stay in operation for another year - getting help from wherever they can find it. Liras, euros and dollars will all be graciously accepted.   The free, comprehensive Saturday-morning program has served the community for 35 years, teaching both t...

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Giovedì 21 Febbraio 201318.30 A 21.30 Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus 113 W 60th St.113 W 60th St. SOUTH LOUNGE, 2nd Floor, New York, NY (map)   Dear Friends, We are very happy to invite you to: "Santi e cibo nella Cultura Italo Americana""Saints and Foods in the Italian American Culture" February 21 6:30 PM at Fordham Universit...

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Piante medicinali, antichissimi erbari e opere d'arte contemporanea. Sono questi alcuni degli ingredienti di "Wild Medicine: Healing Plants Around the World, Featuring The Italian Renaissance Garden", una straordinaria esposizione appena inaugurata al New York Botanical Garden e di cui fa parte anche la mostra "The Reinassance Herbal", curata dalla...

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Posted by Mario Angotta After its World Premiere at the New York International Film Festival, where it won the Best Documentary Award, Immigrant Son has gone on to garner awards and win praise domestically and abroad from both critics and scholars alike.   It tells the story of by a great- grandson of Italian immigrants who came to NYC, eve...

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"I'm the mozzarella man," says David Greco as his hands plunge into hot water to massage fresh cheese curds. And there's a cigar man, cannoli women, a microbrewer and six other purveyors at the venerable Arthur Avenue Market in the Bronx. Not just vendors, rather specialists in their field from fresh rabbit to espresso. The Arthur Avenue Market is...

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I just finished reading "Little Italy of the BRONX: Arthur Avenue and Belmont" (New York City). Very informative! Described as "One Big Family", the Italian immigrant culture that developed here is said to be comparable to "a new Italian village", as Italians from all over Italy merged into one newly formed community.   The authors, Stephen...

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by Erin Clarke   Folks from the Bronx say it's the real Little Italy. The sweet smell of pastries, pasta, bread and meat fill the air of the Belmont section of the Bronx. "I really don't even go downtown to Little Italy. I like it up here," says area resident Dolores Glover. Streets lined with authentic restaurants, shops that even...

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By Thomas Kaplan John A. Catsimatidis let Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo borrow a Gulfstream IV jet this spring so he could fly to Binghamton, N.Y., for a wedding. Bill de Blasio was a deputy to Mr. Cuomo during the Clinton administration; William C. Thompson Jr. was a chairman of Mr. Cuomo's gubernatorial campaign; and Joseph J. Lhota served in his adminis...

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