Debbie Harry and Martin Scorsese Support Landmarking 239 Elizabeth Street in Little Italy and so Should You
What follows is a selection from a "Request for Evaluation" sent to the Landmarks Preservation Commission last week to calendar 239 Elizabeth Street for landmarking. Author of the pitch, building resident Beth Joy Knutsen-Papaleo, even received letters of endorsement from Debbie Harry and Martin Scorsese. "I am dead sick of tasteless devel...
What to Eat at the San Gennaro Feast
The 90th Annual Feast of San Gennaro will be held September 15-25, 2016 in Little Italy—the lower Manhattan neighborhood that served as the first home in America for countless Italian immigrants who came in search of a better life in the early part of the 20th century. The lively street festival, which is filled with lots of yummy Italian...
Arturo Di Modica, autore del "Charging Bull"
«Arturo Di Modica, il sogno italo-americano». E' il titolo della conferenza culturale scelta dal Lions di Vittoria per far conoscere ancora meglio un vittoriese illustre noto in tutto il mondo come l'autore del «Charging Bull», che a New York è il simbolo della borsa e dell'economia mondiale. L'iniziativa è stata realizzata dal presidente del Lions...
L'Amore Corto - The Love Story of Two Italians in New York City!
Giulia and Lorenzo are two young Italians at their first date, drinking an espresso in an Italian restaurant in New York City. It looks like they are enjoying their time together, but Lorenzo from time to time gets distracted and looks at his watch impatient. Giulia asks him if everything is ok, Lorenzo embarrassed spills the beans: he rea...
Venerdì Santo. Ottomila fedeli in processione a Bensonhurst
Pur essendo a primavera inoltrata la processione notturna del Venerdì Santo nella zona di Bensonhurst in Brooklyn era accompagnata da un leggero freddo che non ha certo raffreddato i cuori delle migliaia di italiani, che hanno rivissuto la Via Crucis con canti, preghiere, letture evangeliche accompagnate da brani religiosi da parte del complesso ba...
The Italian American Museum Presents "The Marquis of Roccaverdina"
Book Presentation by Santi V. Buscemi - Thursday, July 24th (6:30pm) An engrossing and moving story, The Marquis of Roccaverdina (1903), is a psychological tour de force, which analyzes the life of a Sicilian aristocrat forced to choose between his passion for a beautiful peasant woman and the demands of a moribund social structure that...
Troy's Columbus monument defaced
By Kenneth C. Crowe II The city's Christopher Columbus monument has been defaced with gang-related graffiti for months, and the memorial is becoming overgrown. Located in Columbus Square at the intersection of Jacob Street, King Street and Fifth Avenue, it is just a couple of blocks from City Hall. That spray-painted tag "540...
Giorno della Memoria: Book Presentation of L'ECLISSE DELL'ANTIFASCISMO
FEBRUARY 01, 2016. 06:00 PM. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street- New York, NY 10011. Giorno della Memoria in New York is a collaborative initiative of the Consulate General of Italy with Centro Primo Levi, the Italian Cultural Institute, NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò, the Italian Academy at Columbia University, CUN...
In Search of Francis of Assisi
You are cordially invited to attend a screening of the new 60 minute documentary film entitled, "In Search of Francis of Assisi" at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, February 25th. The film not only celebrates the remarkable life of this somewhat mythic figure, but reveals in a thoughtful and compelling manner, an oftentimes surprising visio...
Young girl steals the show at Brooklyn Cyclones Italian heritage night
By Chloe Chetner A young girl from New York stole the show at a recent Brooklyn Cyclones baseball game with this stirring rendition of the Italian and American national anthems. Dina Marie Paunetto sang the anthems as the Cyclones celebrated Italian heritage night at MCU park. Check out the impressive Dina in the video. ...
13th Annual in New York City CHRISTMAS IN ITALY Show Stars Award-Winning Singer/PBS-TV host Cristina Fontanelli
Award-winning singer and PBS/WNET and NY affiliates Host for Andrea Bocelli "Live From Central Park" and "Il Volo Takes Flight" Cristina Fontanelli brings her program of Italy's best-loved songs, arias, Neapolitan and Christmas classics during her 13th-Annual "Christmas In Italy" at the Washington Irving Campus Landmark Theater, 40 Irving Place in...
Discovering Guido Cagnacci
When: Friday, November 11, 2016 From 5:30 pm To 8:00 pm Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Speakers: Xavier Salomon, chief curator at the Frick Collection, Claudio Strinati, Art historian Organized by : IIC - Entrance : Free - Book now! On the occasion of the exhibition at the Frick Collection de...