Virtuoso honored by Cristoforo Colombo Society
Sylvia Virtuoso, deputy supervisor/town clerk of the Town of Niagara, is among the honorees for the Cristoforo Colombo Society Annual Columbus Day Dinner Dance, according to Ernest Lucantonio, president. The event will be held Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Society Banquet Hall, 2223 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls. Virtuoso will receive the Columbian...
Binghamton to celebrate Italian American pride
The 55th annual Columbus Day Parade and Italian Festival will be celebrated Oct. 13 in downtown Binghamton, marking the city's rich Italian American community. The event opens at 9 a.m., with the Italian flag raised outside City Hall. At 10 a.m., the parade will kick off at Arthur and Main streets, then to Court Street and finish on State...
Celebrate, Italian-style on Christmas Eve
If you're an Italian-American, especially if your roots track back to Southern Italy, you know that it has long been customary to steer clear of eating meat on Christmas Eve. Instead, traditional, family-style celebrations on Christmas Eve, or La Vigilia, as the day is referenced in parts of Italy, are often marked by a Feast of Seven Fish...
Michelangelo e la Versilia
The Consulate General of Italy together with the Italian Cultural Institute of New York, and the municipalities of Forte dei Marmi, Pietrasanta, Seravezza, and Stazzemasustained by the Banca del Monte of Lucca Foundation present Michelangelo e la VersiliaThursday, December 4 - 6PM - Italian Cultural Institute -&n...
Italian Genealogical Group Monthly Meeting
January 10 (Saturday) 10:00 amThe Italian Genealogical Group meets the second Saturday of the month. This month is "Ask the Experts". Our genealogists will be answering your questions.All are welcome to this free lecture. Refreshments served. Bethpage Public Library47 Powell Avenue, Bethpage, NYAdmission: free; open to the publicContact: Maryanne...
Politicians tout their Italian heritage in documentary
For Gov. Christie, it's what gives him his "emotional" side. Mayor de Blasio credits it for providing his "energy and creativity," while former Sen. Al D'Amato points to it as the source of his work ethic. And for the late Mario Cuomo, it spawned in him an early love for baseball — thanks to a kindred feeling for Joe DiMaggio — and the imp...
Lupinacci Celebrates Italian-American Heritage in Huntington Columbus Day Parade
Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R,C,I-South Huntington) recently marched in Huntington's annual Columbus Day Parade. Lupinacci, joined by fellow Assemblyman Andrew P. Raia and Town Councilman Eugene Cook, celebrated the Italian-American community and gave remarks. "Today is a remarkable day in Huntington, as we gather in Huntington Village to...
Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche
November 24, 2015–January 6, 2016 - The Metropolitan Museum of Art - 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street), New York, NY 10028 - #MetChristmasTree - Purchase advance tickets to avoid waiting in admission lines. Exhibitions are free with Museum admission. Gallery 305 The Museum continues a longstanding holiday traditio...
What's in a name when it's misspelled?
By Silvio Laccetti In 1524, Giovanni da Verrazzano became the first European to enter New York Harbor. Today across The Narrows entrance to this harbor, stands a monumental bridge named in honor of the Italian explorer. It is the longest suspension bridge in all of the Americas, longer than the Golden Gate Bridge While this bridge should...
Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York Celebrates 40th Anniversary
2016, a milestone in the history of the Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York: 40 years of promoting Italian heritage and culture. Four decades ago, a group of educators led by founder/president Comm. Dr. Angelo Gimondo, then Superintendent of Schools, District 30, Queens, had the vision of creating a committee for an annual, week...
A Measure of Posterity - Gunnery Sgt. “Manila John” Basilone finally gets his due
By Niccolò Graffio "A brave man may fall but he cannot yield." – Roman proverbTwo of the many fond memories I had of my childhood in Corona, Queens: 1) Growing up in a predominantly (Southern) Italian area 2) Playing "War" in the streets with my neighborhood friends. My paisani need no explanation for the former. The sights, sounds and th...
Meanwhile, Inside Andrew Cuomo’s Head... It’s Mario vs. Bubba, again
If the Germans covered Albany, they'd have a word for the ambivalence that Andrew Cuomo provokes in those with fond memories of his father. The mostly friendly rivalry between him and Mario is no secret—how the son made sure to let people know that as a member of Bill Clinton's Cabinet, he'd attained a rank above that of mere governor; how the fath...