Staten Island son, a financial advisor by day and a philanthropist by night, is honored at upcoming black tie gala
Preserving his Italian-American heritage has always been high on Francis (Frank) Joseph DeBlasi’s list of priorities. And it’s understandable. His dad, the late Dr. Joseph DeBlasi, was a doctor of internal medicine engaged in private practice in New Dorp. And together with DeBlasi’s mom, Rita DeBlasi, a coronary intensive care nurse, and brother, M...
The Patronato ACLI USA presents ‘The Seductresses’
‘The Seductresses’ is a series of meetings in New York City that will analyze the female condition throughout history from an unusual point of view: seduction. The project will kick off on Thursday 23 January at 6.30 pm - 32 Prince Street New York, NY 10012 - it will discuss women who have played a significant role in history by using, overtly or c...
100-year-old Holocaust survivor honored for living legend status on Long Island
A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor on Long Island was honored Monday for her birthday ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Sen. Charles Schumer bestowed Pina Frassineti Wax with a U.S. Capitol flag flown in her honor and announced that she will also receive special U.S. Senate Floor recognition commemorating her living legend status on...
Michelangelo’s Early Masterpieces
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 7 pm. 79 Howard Ave, Staten Island, NY. Free for members, $10 donation non-members. Michelangelo Buonarroti, one of the greatest artists in history, prolific in the art of painting, of sculpture, of architecture and in poetry, is a true symbol of Renaissance man. Deeply religious, he created unrivaled intersection of spiritua...
The National Organization of Italian American Women to honor three wise women in New York on January 23, 2025, at Columbus Citizens Foundation
The National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW), announced today that the organization’s annual Epiphany reception honoring Three Wise Women will be held on January 23, 2025 from 6 to 9 PM, at Columbus Citizens Foundation in New York City, according to a statement released by NOIAW’s National President, Pat Tinto. Each year, NOIAW, the...
Growing up Italian at a New York institution
Vivian Cardia's life story has been a true New York tale. She grew up working at the historic Beatrice Inn in New York's West Village, a famous rendezvous for the city's high society. Cardia remembers how "Woody Allen filmed a movie there with Mia Farrow and Gena Rowlands. Charles Kuralt was there every night. Lovin' Spoonful lived across the stree...
The influence of Italian culture across the globe
2025-01-21 @ 06:00 PM. Columbus Citizens Foundation - 8 East 69th Street, New York, NY. RSVP Here. Explore the multifaceted influence of Italian culture across the globe with CCF's Executive Director, Lisa Ackerman. Italy, a country younger than the United States, has exerted a cultural influence that remains intoxicating, mystifying, and remarkabl...
Number of Italians, Irish on Staten Island continues steep decline, new data shows
For decades, Italian Americans and Irish Americans dominated the landscape of Staten Island, at one point combining to account for nearly half of all borough residents. But while those two remain the highest-represented ethnicities in the borough, both have seen their numbers dwindle over the past decade-plus in a trend that continued in newly rele...
Giorgio Morandi: masterpieces from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation
January 16 – February 22 2025 - 537 West 20th Street, New York, NY. Request prices and availability. David Zwirner presents Giorgio Morandi: Masterpieces from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation. Curated by art historian and Morandi scholar Dr. Alice Ensabella in collaboration with the Magnani-Rocca Foundation, the exhibition will feature over 50 works fr...
The Year Commemorating Giovanni da Verrazzano
VERRAZZANO 500, the yearlong celebration of Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of New York ended on a historic December day with a rare viewing of Giovanni da Verrazzano’s Cellere Codex. The quincentennial of Verrazzano’s entering NY Harbor begun on April 17, 2024, with a Staten Island Ferry journey where Italian American leaders gazed, essenti...
Italian American Sport Club award dinner, scholarships awarded
An awards dinner was held at the Italian American Sport Club this past weekend in Gates. Several folks and groups were recognized for their contributions to the community. The special event honored Frank DiMino. His donations have helped with building improvements, a new parking lot and even a bocce ball court. In addition, roughly $25,000 was dist...
FIAO embraces the season at annual holiday party
The Federation of Italian American Organizations of Brooklyn (FIAO), a not-for-profit, charitable community service organization, held its annual holiday party at Sirico's Caterers the evening of Thursday, Dec. 19, drawing a crowd of over 200 attendees. "We all had such a great time," Frank Naccarato, long-time FIAO board member, told the Brooklyn...