by Christopher Barca Middle Village Catholics have lost one of their more beloved religious figures. Monsignor Nicholas Sivillo, the former pastor of Our Lady of Hope Church at 61-27 71 St., died last Friday night at the age of 76. According to Rev. Michael Carrano, the church's pastor, Sivillo recently suffered a stroke and had been ill...

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Italian American Review *deadline for submissions extended to May 15* Italian and Italian-American food has a long history in the homes, markets, and restaurants of the United States. For many immigrants, the hunger and food shortages associated with la miseria (literally, "misery") were a primary motivation...

Nella sua corsa verso la carica di primo cittadino di New York, il candidato democratico Bill de Blasio incassa il sostegno di Bill e Hillary Clinton, dopo aver avuto anche quello del governatore dello stato di New York e possibile candidato alla Casa Bianca Andrew Cuomo. "Bill de Blasio è amico" dell'ex presidente e dell'ex segretario di Stato ''d...

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (fourth from l.) applauds as Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, the Grand Marshal of the Howard Beach Columbus Day Parade, cut the ribbon to start the 10th anniversary edition of the parade on Cross Bay Boulevard on Sunday, September 27.   The event was a festive celebration of Italian culture and heritage and...

The 43rd Annual Feast in honor of St. Antonio Abate sponsored by the Fraternal Society of Castrofilippo Inc. began yesterday in Astoria, Queens. The feast, located on Ditmars Boulevard from 38th to 35th Streets, runs until Sunday June 23. The stretch is smoky, sweet and delicious with Puerto Rican and Latin American cuisine, Italian American street...

Tuesday, February 24, 2015, 6pmThe Good Son: The Life of Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini(2012), 90 min. - Jesse James Miller, dir.   Youngstown, Ohio, native Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini made his professional boxing debut in 1979. His father Lenny had been a top-ranked contender who lost his best chance at a championship when he was drafted into Wor...

by Michael V. Cusenza   The green, white, and red flags and bunting on Cross Bay Boulevard last Friday signaled the fast-approaching start of a cherished Howard Beach tradition. Marshals, revelers, civic leaders, and elected officials last Sunday celebrated Italian-Americans and their heritage at the 10th annual Howard Beach Columb...

New York was given a touch of Italian colour this month when Rome-based artist Alice Pasquini painted a narrative triptych across its boroughs during a two-week painting programme.   Pasquini, whose street signature is Alicè, has made a career out of street art, painting mixed-media pieces and large-scale murals over the past decade and on d...

October 22 (Thursday) 4:00 pm. International Prize Gradiva 2015 for Italian PoetryThis event is to celebrate the third International Poetry Prize, devoted to contemporary Italian poetry. President: Luigi Fontanella. Members of the International Jury: Alessandro Carrera, Milo De Angelis, Luigi Fontanella, Irene Marchegiani, Sylvia Morandina, El...

In occasione del XVI appuntamento annuale della Association of Italian American Educators, tenutosi domenica presso lo Chateau Briant a Carle Place a Long Island, hanno fatto pervenire messaggi augurali il presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano, il governatore Andrew Cuomo, l'ambasciatore a Washington Claudio Bisogniero e quello alle Nazion...