Queens pol to introduce bill that stops de Blasio from removing controversial statues
A Queens councilman is planning to erect legislation designed to block Mayor de Blasio from tearing down statues of Christopher Columbus and other contentious figures. A special City Hall task force is reviewing whether the city should keep, ditch or alter monuments with controversial histories. But Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) is slated to roll out...
Il Metropolitan di New York celebra la divina arte di Michelangelo. In arrivo una grande mostra
Annunciata la più grande esposizione mai realizzata dal Met sul Rinascimento e il genio del Buonarroti. Un importante corpus di disegni e diversi capolavori preziosi, incluso un dipinto realizzato in giovanissima età...Michelangelo star dei grandi musei internazionali, tra Europa e USA. Mentre è in corso (fino al prossimo 25 giugno) l’importante om...
From Ghetto to Cappella. Interfaith Exchanges in the Music of Baroque Italy
Thursday, November 16th 8:00pm - The Brotherhood Synagogue, 28 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003. FOR TICKETS Please call 1 888 718 4253 or go to http://www.salonsanctuary.org. TICKET PRICES $25 student/senior, $35 general, $50 prime, $100 front row season supporter. Most recently presented at Temple Emanu-El in partnership with the Carnegie...
My Motivation Behind the Creation of ItalianHarlem.com- My Father, Albert :-)
In December of 2007, I was 3 years into my “whirling dervish” obsession of gaining every drop of family history knowledge that I could garner. It became self-evident that my ancestral journey had begun, and so I conceived the idea of creating a website to memorialize, and forever “etch” into existence, the information that I would render from this...
United States…Gustoso is coming!
While waiting for the first container of the Gustoso products, which is expected to reach the United States on February 2018, the managers of the project Daniele Cipollina and Paolo Internicola and the representatives of the businesses which have joined the network will land in New York. The framework event is called ‘The Best Italy’ and is organis...
The Challenge of Migration in Europe and the United States: Comparing Policies and Models of Reception
November 2-4, 2017 - Melville Library, Room E4340 - Stony Brook University. The Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University is hosting the U.S. component of a two-series international conference: "The Challenge of Migration in Europe and the United States: Comparing Policies and Models of Reception," with presentations by judges, prosecuto...
Il “Modello Sorrento” protagonista a New York
Ha scandito l’estate sorrentina con grandi appuntamenti tra le più suggestive location della cittadina costiera, e raccogliendo un successo di pubblico senza precedenti. Ora si appresta ad accompagnare turisti e residenti lungo la stagione invernale, con grandi nomi, da Angelo Branduardi al violinista Ara Màlikian. È “Sorrento Incontra”, il format...
Gov. Cuomo greets supporters at Casa Belvedere reception
The gorgeous Casa Belvedere Italian Cultural Institute was the setting on a perfect autumn evening for New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo to meet his supporters and talk about the issues most important to borough residents. Over 100 well-heeled Staten Islanders gathered Wednesday at the Grymes Hill mansion for the Gov. Cuomo meet and greet, hosted by...
"Migration", a lecture by Vincenzina Santoro
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend, "Migration", a lecture by Vincenzina Santoro on Thursday, November 2nd, 6:30 PM. Ms. Santoro is an economist and former Vice President of JP Morgan and Co. and is presenting this lecture in conjunction with current exhibit, "Passage" by Yorgos Giotsas. "Passage" is a conceptual multimedia...
Where to Find Authentic Tramonti Cuisine in NYC
When you think of Italian cuisine, surely that holy trinity of pizza, pasta and gelato comes to mind. But in Tramonti, a small town in the territory of the Amalfi Coast whose name means "between the mountains," a rich culinary history and hyper-local ingredients create a menu worlds away from the cacio e pepe and cheesy pizza of Rome and Napoli. I...
Once-Heralded Italian Restaurant A Voce Shutters Its Final Location
The remaining location of longtime Italian fine dining destination A Voce has ended its tenure. After 13 years, the restaurant’s 41 Madison Avenue location across from the park closes for good Friday night. Parent company MARC, a London-based group from prolific restaurateur Marlon Abela, released a statement saying that it’s part of “a reorganizat...
N.I.C.E. New Italian Cinema Events
When: DA Tuesday, November 14, 2017 a Friday, November 17, 2017 - Where: Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò NYU - 24 West 12th St - Entrance : Free N.I.C.E serves as a crucial venue for the showcase and the circulation of the best up-and-coming made in Italy film projects to the international cinema‘s markets. Every year, the international selection comm...