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It is the one high-rise in Williamsburg that doesn't divide newcomers and old-timers. Thousands of Brooklynites gathered outside Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on N. Eighth Street on Sunday to watch 125 burly men carry a 80-foot tall, 4-ton tower on their shoulders as part of the annual Giglio Italian Feast.   It is a 113-year-old trad...

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"Caravaggio Connoisseurship: Saint Francis in Meditation and the Capitoline Fortune Teller" comes to the Muscarelle Museum of Art on Feb. 8 and will remain on view through April 6.   Two nearly identical versions of Caravaggio's Saint Francis in Meditation have left experts divided. Despite years of debate, experts are in disagreement as to...

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Francesco Fiorello began his career in the restaurant business when he was a boy growing up in Italy. He came to the United States at age 15 and began working in restaurants. Over the years, he learned the fine art of creating delicious recipes with Old World flair.   He has put his expertise to work at his restaurant, Francesco's, located i...

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More Photos here    Fonte: Magna Grece    

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by Piero Armenti   Se con la sua pizzeria di Ostia, Roma, riusciva a vivere bene, a New York ha costruito un impero. Giulio Adriani, 42 anni, pizzaiolo, vincitore di quattro campionati mondiali di pizza, oggi gestisce le tre pizzerie Forcella di New York: una si trova a Williamsburg, l'altra nell'East Village, l'ultima a Park Avenue.  ...

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Date: Saturday, February 21, 2015 - Sunday, April 05, 2015 Venue: Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, VA Organized by: Muscarelle Museum of Art   Organized by the Muscarelle Museum of Art, this unprecedented selection of more than twenty-five masterpiece drawings by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo from Italian museums is the first e...

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Friday after work, I made my way to Williamsburg, Brooklyn for the 19th Annual Feast of San Donato. Organized by Francesca Mazza (and her gracious family) the ceremony took place outside their beautiful home at 158 Conselyea Street.   Normally held on August 7th, this year's celebration was postponed a few weeks because Franca and her family...

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The 125th Annual Feast of Our Lady of Snow, patroness of Sanza (SA), kicked-off Saturday in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn with a procession through the neighborhood and novena in honor of the Madonna della Neve at beautiful Saint Francis of Paola Church (219 Conselyea Street).   We had the privilege of attending the celebration and meeting man...

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As Industria celebrates its 25th anniversary, founder Fabrizio Ferri is remodeling his existing venues and introducing two additional spaces in Williamsburg. Industria Superstudio is changing and expanding. Both of the West Village photo studios and event spaces, which are located at 775 Washington Street and 356 West 12th Street, have been r...

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By Raanan GebererOne of the most spectacular, unusual traditional Italian-American feasts in the United States is taking place from July 10 to 21 in Williamsburg.   The Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Paulinus of Nola features the lifting of an 80-foot-tall, three-ton statue known as the Giglio, which means "lily" in Italian. The s...

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