Shadows of Little Italy
Niagara Falls native Gabriel Porto was a proud Italian-American. His book, aptly titled “Memoirs of an Italian American”, was self published in 2023 on Amazon. As one might suspect, “Memoirs of an Italian American” is Gabriel Porto’s autobiography. Porto was a first generation Italian-American whose parents migrated to the United States in the earl...
Lingua di Procida, the lemon-based sweet made only on the smallest island in the Gulf of Naples
You’ll need 300 grams of egg yolk, 200 grams of sugar, 80 grams of flour, and a litre of milk to make a good lemon cream —don’t forget the zest and a vanilla pod. That’s where you start to make the lingua di Procida, a delicate puff pastry rolled out by hand and baked in the oven, sealing inside all the fragrance of the island’s signature citrus fr...
Bari Pork Store in Bensonhurst set to close at end of month
Another Bensonhurst fixture is saying goodbye. After decades in the neighborhood, Bari Pork Store, 6319 18th Ave., will be closing for good June 30. They are known as “King of the Sausage” and “The last real Salumeria on 18th Avenue,” with its meats and cookies, heroes and other Italian delicacies. Co-owners Tony Turrigiano and George Firrantello m...
Italian parents deal with the problem of a too long summer break in schools
As every year in this month, Italian parents are facing the problem to manage the stress of their children’s unusually long summer vacation. Public schools in Italy officially closed last Friday, kicking off the traditional three-month break. Kids celebrated with water gun fights and tossing flour over each other — a long-standing end-of-school rit...
Northeastern University D'Amore-McKim School of Business to Implement Community Impact Projects with Italian Mountain Town
The Graduate Career Center at the Northeastern University D'Amore-McKim School of Business in Boston, Massachusetts, will engage 10 graduate students in the implementation of three Community Impact Projects in support of Progetto Guarcino 2025, a comprehensive arts, culture and economic development campaign designed to build prosperity and improve...
‘We Will Not Rest’: Italian American Leaders Step Up Fight for Dual Citizenship
The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO), led by ISDA President Basil Russo, held its Annual Summit on June 7 in the heart of Little Italy at NYC’s Italian American Museum. At the summit, Russo and his peers were unanimous in approving a new resolution that steps up the Italian American community’s fight for d...
We the ItaliaNews: Italy in english. Episode 18/2025
The world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship is Italian With summer arriving, Italy’s love for gelato keeps growing, with new flavors Italy’s history finds new life on TikTok Summer 2025 tourism forecast: foreign visitors outnumber Italians for the first time Italy’s Coast Guard: protecting the nation’s waters for 160 years Moving out later: ho...
Europe’s boldest AI project has a Latin name and an Italian brain behind it
The most ambitious European initiative in artificial intelligence doesn’t have a flashy English acronym — it’s called Diversibus Viis Plurima Solvo (Latin for “By different paths, I solve many problems”), or simply DVPS. Leading the charge is Translated, an Italian company known for building AI-powered language tools, in partnership with 20 organiz...
Italy’s demographic shift: toward a positive future?
Italy’s younger generations are living longer on average, but 2024 marked a new low in births, with fewer than 380,000 newborns. Meanwhile, alternative family structures are becoming more common and accepted, and the country is seeing a significant drop in school dropout rates. These are just a few of the findings from the latest "Population Report...
Benld Italian American Days holds 71st annual celebration
To kick off the summer season, the Benld Italian-American club held a heritage tradition that only a small town with a large heartbeat could provide. For the 71st year, the community of Benld (IL) held its famous Italian-American Days celebration. The Benld City Park was active the entire Memorial Day weekend of May 23 through May 25 with a large a...
Uber brings helicopter taxis to the Amalfi Coast
Uber has announced that customers will be able to book helicopters in minutes in Italy this summer to beat crowds. From 26 July to 23 August, travellers on Italy’s Amalfi Coast can reserve a private Uber Copter to take them between Sorrento and Capri using the Uber app for €250 per head. The dual-pilot helicopter service will operate every Saturday...
Beloved Italian specialty store in Bensonhurst closing after five decades
Bari Pork Store, a staple of Brooklyn's Bensonhurst neighborhood since 1969, has been a beloved destination for food and goods straight from Italy. But now, the specialty store is closing for good, after its aging storefront weathered so many storms. "Twenty-eight years I've been coming here. This is like a family," said customer Peter Melendez. It...