An immersive play explores Italian-American culture in a Bushwick row house
Park Slope native and playwright John N. Frank is bringing a taste of his Italian-American upbringing to North Brooklyn with “It’s My Brooklyn, Too! “This is my family’s story, but it’s also the story of every immigrant family that’s come to America,” says Frank. “It deals with their struggles to achieve the American dream, looking at what families...
It’s all in the family: Longevity is in the genes for this new centenarian: Her mom was Staten Island’s oldest resident
Turning 100 is the gold standard for a distinguished group of super seniors fortunate to reach that milestone, and celebrate 10 decades of a life well-lived. Most centenarians enjoy reveling in all the accolades and extra attention from family members, friends and even strangers. In fact, these days centenarians are the fastest growing population i...
Garibaldi Museum’s annual tree lighting Dec. 7 honors two community leaders
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will play host to its annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. at thee historic site located on Tompkins Avenue in Rosebank, where Rev. Carlos Limongi of St. Joseph and St. Mary Immaculate R.C. Church will offer a blessing. The Tree Lighting Ceremony is being held to memorialize Monsignor Ferdinando D...
St. John’s Celebrates Italian Culture and Alumni in NYC
St. John’s University hosted a tribute to centuries worth of contributions to New York City made by Italian Americans at a ceremony at the D’Angelo Center on October 23. The Italian Heritage and Culture Month celebration drew more than 200 people to the Queens, NY, campus, who came to recognize the enduring mark of Italian immigrants on the landsca...
Daniele Rustioni to become Metropolitan Opera’s principal guest conductor
Daniele Rustioni will become just the third principal guest conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in its nearly century-and-a-half history, leading at least two productions each season starting in 2025-26 as a No. 2 to music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Rustioni agreed to a three-year term, the company announced Wednesday. He is to helm revivals of...
Forum of Italian American Educators receive $10K in funding from Council Member Marmorato
The Bronx-based non-profit educational organization Forum of Italian American Educators received $10,000 in taxpayer funds from Council Member Kristy Marmorato on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the St. Clare of Assisi-St. Francis Xavier School, located at 1911 Hone Ave. in the Morris Park section of the borough. The funding will support the cultural and edu...
Tommy DeVito is back! Relive his family, friends' Giants tailgate last year
Tommy DeVito is back at starting quarterback for the New York Giants. The Giants benched the struggling 27-year-old Daniel Jones on Monday, with coach Brian Daboll planning to start the fan favorite DeVito against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this week in an attempt to end a five-game losing streak. DeVito had been listed as the third quarterback every...
Nonprofit leader honored for creating national museum
Linda Dianto, executive director of the National Lighthouse Museum, knows no bounds. Originally born in Brooklyn, Dianto and her family moved to Staten Island in 1963 when she was 13 years old. Though not a Staten Island native, Dianto’s Staten Island roots run deep. As a child, Dianto frequently visited her grandparents in South Beach, and her fat...
14th Annual Italian Christmas market by the American Italian Heritage Museum in Albany (NY)
Our Fourteenth Annual Italian Christmas Market will be held on Friday & Saturday, DECEMBER 6th & 7th: 10 am to 4 pm and Sunday, DECEMBER 8th: 11am to 3 p.m. All are welcome as we celebrate this festive Italian Tradition at our American Italian Heritage Museum building on 1227 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12205. Every room will be transformed into uni...
Italian American Podcast Ep. 345 From New York to the Outback with Joe Avati!
Comedy fans, get ready to laugh as we welcome back the hilarious Joe Avati, whose stories from his whirlwind show are nothing short of epic. From the peculiar connection between Italians and professional wrestling to his jet-setting gigs in Toronto, New Jersey, and Dubai, Joe gives us a peek into the often chaotic, yet endlessly entertaining life o...
American-Italian Cancer Foundation: award to Italian psychoncologist Gabriella Pravettoni
The American-Italian Cancer Foundation has presented the 'Special Recognition Award' to Gabriella Pravettoni, director of the Division of Psychoncology at the European Institute of Oncology (IEO) and professor of Decision Psychology at the University of Milan. For the first time, the prestigious award is given to a psychoncologist. The award ceremo...
Francesco Clemente: New Bar, New Show, New York
'I wish there was a drink named after me,' Francesco Clemente said one day to New York chef Daniel Humm. The two met a few years back through art dealer Vito Schnabel and have since become close friends. 'Just a drink?' Humm responded with a more ambitious suggestion: 'How about an entire bar?' What began as a pipe dream came to fruition last month...