Joe Captain’s Way – Morris Park street renamed in honor of Giuseppe Tevere
The corner of Morris Park and Hone avenues, where Giusseppe Tevere owned Captain's Pizza for nearly 40 years, was co-named after him on Sunday. The new street sign displays the name “Joe Captain’s Way” – a name everyone knew him by. Tevere's wife, Josephine, says she thinks her late husband is "honored in a way that you can't imagine.” “My husband...
Ferragosto Festival brings a taste of Italy to Arthur Avenue
Belmont businesses hosted the annual Ferragosto Festival, which brought thousands of people to Arthur Avenue on Sunday. The festival is held to support local businesses in the Belmont section of the Bronx. Traditional Italian foods, including the fan-favorite sausage and peppers, were sold. Festival goers were also treated to live music and enterta...
The long-term initiatives for Ferrero USA's frozen division
The addition of 200 new positions underscores and strengthens the presence of the Italian confectionery behemoth, Ferrero, in the U.S. ice cream segment, following its acquisition of Wells Enterprises at the close of 2022. According to reports from FoodDive magazine, this expansion project at the Dunkerque facility in New York, which plays a pivota...
Peter Cardella Senior Center executive director honored with prestigious ‘Cavaliere’ title
Barbara Toscano, the executive director of the Peter Cardella Senior Center in Ridgewood, received one of Italy’s most prestigious honors and titles on Tuesday, Sept. 5. In a decree only made possible by the Italian government, the Italian-American Federation of Brooklyn and Queens, alongside local Queens legislators, presented Toscano with the Ord...
La Bottega to open new restaurant in Glen Cove
La Bottega Italian Gourmet will be opening a restaurant in Glen Cove. The chain leased a 2,500-square-foot freestanding building in the Orchard Plaza shopping center at 192 Glen St. The space was formerly occupied by iSouvlaki, which closed towards the end of last year. Founded in 2003 by Giuseppe and Marisa Ruta, the La Bottega chain has eight...
12th Annual Italian Feast and Carnival at the Tappan Masonic Park Fair Grounds
Friday, September 15, 2023 at 5:00 PM. 89 Western Hwy S, Tappan, NY. The Blauvelt Sons of Italy, Rockland Lodge is back and bigger and better than ever to host their 12th Annual Italian Feast and Carnival at the Tappan Masonic Park Fairgrounds September 14th through the 17th. This widely popular and much anticipated event draws thousands of people...
An Afternoon with Lorenzo Da Ponte
The world-renowned Teatro Carlo Felice from Genoa, Italy presents an exclusive one-time performance to close out the San Gennaro festival on Sunday, 09/24 at 3PM. Featuring musicians from Italy performing handpicked pieces written by Lorenzo Da Ponte, Mozart’s close friend and librettist, this is a performance you won’t want to miss. Sunday Septemb...
Italian Heritage Day - October 1, 2023
Celebrate your Italian Heritage with the Royals! Join us at The K on Sunday, October 1, at 2:10 p.m., for a Royals game against the New York Yankees. Take home a custom Italian-themed Royals hat with the purchase of a theme ticket. Italian-themed Royals hats will ONLY be distributed inside Gate A. Please arrive prior to the 2nd inning to receive a...
Recital by Cecilia Molinari: Two Centuries of Italian Music
When: Monday, September 25 · 7pm EDT - Where: Italian Academy, 1161 Amsterdam Avenue New York, NY 10027 United States The Teatro Carlo Felice—among Italy's foremost opera houses—comes to Columbia with a leading mezzo for this performance of Italian music. Performers: Cecilia Molinari, mezzosoprano and Claudio Marino Moretti, pianist Program: Gioach...
38th annual Bravo Italiano Festival Sept. 8, 9 will return to roots
The Bravo Italiano Festival of Watertown is returning to its roots this year, beginning with the dates of the event. The 38th annual festival is set for Sept. 8 and 9 at the Italian American Civic Association, 192 Bellew Ave. The festival is returning to its traditional dates of the weekend after Labor Day weekend. The festival is usually held at t...
Mafalda Minnozzi “Napoli, porto dell’anima” – Concert
When: September 18 2023 at 18:00 - Where: Istituto Italiano di Cultura - NY - Please RSVP to [email protected] Indicating: “Minnozzi” In “Naples, port of the soul” there is the Naples of the world, with its melodies, harmonies, its stories of love and passion that speak to people’s hearts because they are an expression of colors, sounds and rhyt...
Mass in honor of Father Vincent Capodanno set for Sept. 3 at the chapel that bears his name in Fort Wadsworth
To commemorate the 56th anniversary of the death of Rev. Vincent R. Capodanno, Bishop Patrick Byrne, Episcopal vicar of Staten Island and pastor of Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church, will be the main celebrant at a memorial Mass in the late priest’s honor in the chapel at Fort Wadsworth that bears Father Capodanno’s name. The Mass for Servant of God/M...