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Summer in the city is a special time for everyone, but for North Brooklyn residents, it also means a beloved tradition is returning. At Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, under the leadership of Msgr. Jamie Gigantiello, preparations for the annual Giglio Feast have been underway since the closing ceremony last summer. This treasured celebration marks...

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Join us for an exciting exploration of Italian American heritage, culture, and cuisine as we chat with the vibrant Danny Mondello, better known as Mealsbycug. In this episode, Danny shares his remarkable journey from a casual social media creator to the proud owner of a new upcoming restaurant and café in Williamsburg “Casa Cugine”. His story, fill...

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Any day now, the new sandwich shop Casa Cugine will open in Brooklyn. “We’re just waiting on the last permits,” says the shop’s namesake, Cugine, the Staten Island–born influencer known for videos of cooking massive slabs of meat or complaining about being “down horrendously” after a long night out. He’s finalizing a short menu that — for now — inc...

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The Colonial Italian American Organization — CIAO — of Williamsburg will be hosting a meatball cook-off at Frothy Moon on May 31. CIAO was established in 1988 and initially was set up as a heritage organization for people of Italian origin, be it through family or marriage. Over time, the organization has opened up to anyone interested in anything...

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After restoring Kellogg’s Diner last year, the same team has turned its attention to reimagining another longtime Williamsburg haunt: JR and Son. Opening on Friday, May 2, at 575 Lorimer Street, at Metropolitan Avenue, the address was long ago an Italian social club, but in its later life, it was more known as a crusty dive bar — until its closing...

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Williamsburg is getting a new gelateria just in time for summer. L’Arte del Gelato (158 Bedford Ave.), offering “old-school Italian” artisanal gelato, is opening on May 1. L’Arte del Gelato has deep roots in Sicily. Founder Francesco Realmuto started L’Arte del Gelato over 20 years ago, aiming to bring the Sicilian gelato experience to New York. Tw...

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Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle Museum of Art after a monumental feat in networking and logistics by the Williamsburg, Virginia museum ahead of the Renaissance master’s 550th anniversary. Curator Adriano Marinazzo, an architect and Michelangelo expert, has organ...

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The Giglio Feast at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is an Italian American summer street fair known for the dancing of the Giglio, an 80-foot tall, three ton wooden steeple decorated with lilies. “Giglio” means lily in Italian. White lilies, Italy’s national flower, grow in summer. The Giglio Feast at the Our Lady of Moun...

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Hundreds of enthusiastic spectators crowded onto Havemeyer Street in front of the Shrine Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Sunday, July 9, to witness a Catholic tradition that dates back to 1887 Italy: the hoisting of the seven-story Giglio. Part of the 12-day Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in honor of the Virgin Mary, the Dancing of the Gig...

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A Williamsburg parish officially began the 136th annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast, a street festival full of Italian eats, music and games, with an opening mass and processional on July 5. The 12-day festival, which dates back to 1887, celebrates Italian culture and tradition with tons of vendors selling authentic cuisine and sweet treats, gam...

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