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A recent autumn evening marked the one-year anniversary of Brooklyn Roots in Bay Ridge. The crowded room on 3rd Avenue and 87th Street was full of goodwill, from the happy-go-lucky bartender, to the friendly waitstaff working the floor, to the open kitchen in the back, where the crew prepared the type of Italian food that has generated similar exci...

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Kings Theatre will host a night of comedy with the Italian monsters of laughter, Eric D'Alessandro ("Mask Off Remix - Walmart Diss") and Vic DiBitetto (Working Class Zero) on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 8pm ET. Tickets will go on sale Friday, December 16 at 10am ET. For tickets and additional information, please visit here. Standups Eric D'Alessand...

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In the heart of hipster Williamsburg is an Italian eatery glowing with the ageless ambiance of the Eternal City. Adjacent to the decorated dining pavilion curbside at 115 Berry St. is a portal to a spacious room of dark wood, white brick, modern fixtures, adorned shelves, high ceilings, amber touches, a fireplace fronted by a couch and chairs, and...

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Any attorneys looking to meet and connect with the judiciary is missing out on a huge opportunity if they’re not going to Judges Night. The Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn always has a strong presence of the borough’s judges during its meetings, but none come close to matching the judicial starpower of its annual Judges Night, which took...

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“Traditional” doesn’t have to mean “tired.” For business and life partners Susan Spiranovich and Adam Holtzinger of Brooklyn-based Keep, their minimalist aesthetic is informed by eighteenth-century Italian glass heritage. The two met when they were students at the Cleveland Institute of Art—Spiranovich was studying graphic design and Holtzinger tra...

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Marco Landi, head of communications and marketing for the Federation of Italian Baseball and Softball, was surprised when the Italian American Baseball Foundation named him as the inaugural recipient of its Ambassador Award. Landi, who has been integral in the international expansion of IABF, was presented the honor at the seventh annual IABF Gala...

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The Seventh Annual Italian American Baseball Foundation (IABF) Gala at Giando On the Water in Brooklyn on December 1, 2022 served as the stateside launching pad for MLB front office personnel, players, coaches, and media representatives to witness the take off of IABF Tommy Lasorda Award recipient and Team Italy manager Mike Piazza's Mission Classi...

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“The year was 1910 when my grandfather immigrated from Italy and joined a Hell’s Kitchen mob soon after,” writes Silano. “In 1925, he met an innocent girl from New Jersey who wrongly crossed a legendary block in midtown Manhattan and wound up outside a speakeasy. They would marry, but the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, and the ensuing War would ch...

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Italian beef, Chicago dogs, and other foods from the Windy City have blown into Brooklyn. Bobbi’s Italian Beef, a new sandwich shop at 228 Smith Street, between Douglass and Butler streets, opened without much fanfare last weekend, but people walking down Cobble Hill’s main drag seemed to follow the smell of beef jus and end up at the counter. Most...

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In a celebration of migrants and their contributions to the fabric of American society, an immigration think tank honored a group of people who championed the cause. One of the honorees was a nonprofit organization founded by a Brooklyn family whose ancestors came to the U.S. from Italy. The Viola Foundation, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, received the Immi...

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