Il ricevimento dell'Asilm, onori al corpo diplomatico
Come vuole la tradizione, anche quest'anno la American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit ha voluto onorare i componenti del corpo diplomatico e consolare presenti nella Big Apple con un ricevimento presso la Columbus Townhouse nella Upper East Side. Il Cavaliere di Gran Croce Lucio Caputo, presidente dell'Asilm ha porto il saluto di benvenut...
Ellis Island, l’ospedale dei migranti riapre dopo 60 anni
Via a tour di 10 turisti per volta nei 30 edifici della struttura (ASCA) – New York, 2 set 2014 – Per la prima volta in 60 anni, i turisti che sbarcano a Ellis Island potranno visitare l'Immigrant Hospital: l'ospedale situato a sud est dell'isola che tratteneva i pazienti considerati troppo malati per ottenere l'accesso negli Stati Uniti. ...
Basilica of St. Patrick’s and Two Bridges Unveil Historic Photo Exhibition Then & Now–Evolving Neighborhoods
The Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral (http://oldcathedral.org/) the city's first Cathedral Church celebrates a 200th anniversary and Two Bridges Neighborhood Council (http://www.twobridges.org/) serving residential, commercial, Manhattan cultural life, unveils Then & Now-Evolving Neighborhoods through September 29, 2014. On Sept...
A Look at the 2014 Feast of Sant'Amato di Nusco, Long Island City, New York
Sunday, September 28th, members of the Società Sant'Amato di Nusco of Long Island City, New York (47-39 Vernon Boulevard) gathered at Saint Mary's Church (10-08 49th Avenue), to celebrate the Annual Mass and Procession in honor of Saint Amato, patron saint of Nusco, Avellino. I would like to extend my sincerest thanks and appreciation to t...
This Sunday at OHA, New York Council For the Humanities' Speaker Salvatore Primeggia on Italian Immigration History
By Onondaga Historical Association In collaboration with the New York Council for the Humanities, Onondaga Historical Association (OHA) presents the lecture Tracing Italian Immigrant History to the Italian American Present by Salvatore Primeggia on February 15th at 2:00 P.M. This lecture is free and open to the general publ...
Gentile, Donovan get endorsements in race for Congress
The Republican and Democratic candidates for the special election on May 5 each garnered additional endorsements recently in their bid for the empty seat formerly held by Michael Grimm. Councilman Vincent Gentile received the endorsement of the Italian American Democratic Leadership Council. "Vinnie Gentile epitomizes all the values...
1st Annual Tombola Gala Fundraiser
December 4. 6:30 pm — 8:00 pm. Westchester Italian Cultural Center - One Generoso Pope Place - Tuckahoe , NY 10707 United States. Join us as we celebrate the Holiday Season and the opening of Presepio Napoletano at the first Tombola Gala Fundraising Event. The event will feature: • Live music• Sumptuous specialty dinne...
Italian tenor makes Met Opera debut with 5 minutes notice
Francesco Anile got to make his Metropolitan Opera debut in a T-shirt, blue jeans and sneakers. With 5 minutes notice. The 54-year-old Italian tenor was in the green room during the last act of Saturday's performance of Verdi's "Otello," which was being broadcast on radio throughout the world, when he was told by a stage director that Latv...
San Gennaro in NYC: What to know about Little Italy's feast on its 90th anniversary
By Meghan Giannotta There's more to Little Italy's San Gennaro festival than cannolis — like sausage and peppers, meatballs and zeppoles, too. This year marks the 90th anniversary of the 11-day feast that brings more than one million tourists and locals downtown, donning red, green and white. The festival is historic for Italian immigrants a...
Columbian Lawyers Association learns the dos and don’ts of the grievance process
By Rob Abruzzese The Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn held a Continuing Legal Education meeting where it hosted two attorneys who gave a lecture titled "The Do's and Don'ts of the Grievance Process" at the Rex Manor in Dyker Heights on Tuesday. Attorneys John P. Connors Jr., from the law firm of Connors and Connors P.C. in Staten...
Da Cremona a New York: "Mondomusica" vola negli Stati Uniti
"Mondomusica Cremona" sbarca a New York. La più importante manifestazione internazionale dedicata agli strumenti musicali artigianali sarà presente, per la prima volta, al Metropolitan Pavilion di New York dal 15 al 17 marzo. L'obiettivo è quello di diventare il più qualificato evento del settore negli Stati Uniti. L'evento è stato illustrato oggi...
Italo Calvino in 650 lettere
di Filippo Brunamonti Impressionante la somiglianza tra Giovanna Calvino e suo padre Italo. Stesso gomitolo d'occhi e intelligenza fusi in un deserto protetto, un deserto letterario di umiltà e riservatezza, senza steccati. Eppure, apparentemente, ci troviamo in una zona poco franca per l'intimità. Perché alla Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò...