Donato’s In Woodside Offers Fine Italian Dining Locally
If you’re seeking fine dining with the option of eating al fresco, look no farther than Donato’s Italian Restaurant and Pizza in Woodside. Offering a wide range of Italian specialities, Donato’s menu runs the gamut from traditional dishes to more inventive delicacies. Donato’s has been in business at its current location for about nine years. Owner...
Benvenuto Brunello Returns to New York City to Celebrate Italy's Finest
Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino is pleased to announce the return of Benvenuto Brunello to the United States. The much-anticipated tasting event will take place on February 4th at GH on the Park in the heart of Manhattan, offering an exclusive first look at the newest vintages: Brunello di Montalcino 2020, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2...
Anthony Rodia to Bring Laughter to Westhampton Beach (NY) on New Year’s Eve
The Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center is thrilled to welcome comedian Anthony Rodia for a one-night-only performance on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Start your New Year’s Eve celebration with an evening of non-stop laughter as Rodia delivers his signature brand of relatable, high-energy humor. Anthony Rodia has taken the comedy w...
Hofstra Prof Pens Journalism Textbook on Strategic Storytelling
Chris R. Vaccaro, the director of graduate journalism and an associate adjunct professor at The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, has penned a new journalism textbook emphasizing strategic storytelling. Focusing on how the modern newsroom operates, News Writing and Reporting: A Strategic Approach to Storytelling (Sage Publications) prepares...
Italy's Neos Air adds New York-Bari nonstop
Italian leisure airline Neos Air will fly nonstop service between New York JFK and the southeastern Italy city of Bari. The weekly summer seasonal flight will operate weekly between June 3 and Oct. 15. It will be the first transatlantic service from Bari and the third Neos route to the U.S., joining flights to JFK from Milan and Palermo. Neos will...
BP Fossella named ‘Man of the Year’ by Italian American Civil Rights League
The Italian American Civil Rights League (IACRL), a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation of Italian American heritage and history, named Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella “Italian American Man of the Year,” during the organization’s annual Christmas celebration and awards ceremony Sunday in the Little Italy section of Manhattan. The...
Our Lady of Peace Parish Celebrates 125 Years in Gowanus
Over the weekend of December 13, Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan led a parish’s 125th anniversary celebration: Our Lady of Peace Church in Gowanus marked the milestone with a Mass and dinner. The now Franciscan parish was founded by the Vincentians in 1899, but the Diocese of Brooklyn brought in the Franciscan province of the Immaculate Conception b...
The story behind the new LA PORTA in downtown Northport
When he opened his LA PORTA in Northport Village this summer, owner Rob Simmons didn’t need to do any advertising. Just the aroma of burning wood mixed with Italian flavors wafting onto Main Street had people pouring in. They were “flooded” right out of the gate, he said. “Our storefront has folding windows, so it opens up completely,” Simmons expl...
Lombardia Style Arrives in New York
The Lombardia Style has landed in New York. "Destinazione Lombardia" was recently presented in New York at the exclusive Bar Milano of Eataly on 5th Avenue. An evening organized in collaboration with Enit, the national tourism agency, was dedicated to the "Lombardia Style", a new regional territorial marketing brand that identifies the excellences...
Long Island Bishop Lawrence Provenzano to step down in 2026
Long Island Bishop Lawrence Provenzano, whose New York diocese includes the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and the two suburban counties to the east, announced Dec. 10 he plans to step down in 2026 after 17 years as bishop. Provenzano was consecrated bishop in September 2009. He previously had served as a priest in the dioceses of Western Massachu...
MoMA Celebrates Marcello Mastroianni With Retrospective of the Italian Actor’s Films
In honor of what would have been the prized actor Marcello Mastroianni’s 100th birthday, his daughter Chiara kicked off a retrospective of his work at the Museum of Modern Art Thursday night. The Italian actor, who was born Sept. 26, 1924, died Dec. 19, 1996, at the age of 72. Running through Jan. 5, “Marcello and Chiara Mastroianni, A Family Affai...
Harry’s Table by Cipriani
The story of the Cipriani family begins in earnest in Venice back in 1931. Giuseppe Cipriani was a bartender who was working in a little hole in the wall, out of the way bar on a dead end street in Venice. But Giuseppe Cipriani had bigger plans. His philosophy was to establish a place where the customer never feels oppressed by décor, treats custom...