Piaggio appoints first Wi-Bike retailers in NYC
Piaggio has extended its product range with the introduction of the Wi-Bike. Vespa Manhattan and Vespa Brooklyn are the first exclusive dealerships to offer the Piaggio Wi-Bike. Wi-Bike aims to set itself apart from standard e-bikes with a combination of innovation and Italian design. The electric motor, transmission and battery are harmoniously in...
A delicious way to catch up - over pasta and sauce
The scents of simmering tomato sauce and baked bread fill the kitchen of the Italian American Sport Club in Gates. It's the last Thursday of the month, which means more than 200 people will fill the club's halls for its biweekly luncheon, many eager to meet up with friends over delicious Italian food. The club, founded by new immigrants who were so...
Save the Date: Meet the Author, with Anthony J. Tamburri
Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 7:00 pm. At this event Dean Tamburri will be interviewed about his analysis of the perplexing array of apparent options that face immigrants everywhere as embodied by the Italians who landed in America: adapt to the host culture, remain faithful to one's own heritage, or disown it completely. The discussion will be f...
Molinaro's Italian Festival set for Sunday
The 16th Molinaro's Italian Festival will be ongoing from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at Molinaro's Ristorante. This year's festival is in memory of Fioravante DiMatteo. Look for a pasta sauce competition, a wine competition, a bocce tournament, a Chinese auction, a basket auction and live music alongside Italian American fare. The festival was starte...
Legacy Lane will lead to Italian-American Festival
The new Schuyler County Legacy Lane in Watkins Glen’s Lafayette Park, a project of the Schuyler County Italian-American Festival, will be dedicated Monday. The 6:30 p.m. ceremony will start off the festival, which will run a few days later, Aug. 11 to 13, at Clute Park on Route 414 in Watkins Glen. Among festival features is the return of the alway...
Robert D. Cess Concorso d’Eleganza XII Annual Celebration of Italian Vehicle Excellence and Beauty
Center for Italian Studies at Stony Brook University Event: September 10, Sunday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Robert D. Cess Concorso d’Eleganza XII Annual Celebration of Italian Vehicle Excellence and Beauty: A display of “art forms on wheels” as a means of illustrating one form of Italian culture. Display vehicles will rally at Stony Brook University campus...
Thurs, 8/10: Italians in America
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend a screening of "Italians in America" (1998, 100 min.). Discussion and Q&A led by Museum Founder and President Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa will follow the screening. Thursday, August 10th, 6:30 PM Light Refreshments Will Be Served. Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and...
The Presepio of Mercy Installation at Most Precious Blood Church Comes to a Close
It looks like the rumors were true after all, the Presepio of Mercy at Most Precious Blood Church in Manhattan’s historic Little Italy, has been sold and is being packed for shipment. I learned this news Tuesday evening while visiting the church for our San Rocco Feast committee meeting. Arriving early, I entered the church for a Holy Hour of Praye...
BP Oddo teases 'Biggest Columbus Day Celebration in S.I. History'
After only a few years, Borough President James S. Oddo announced the scrapping of "Rome Through Richmond Town" and "Mount's Italian Feast" -- to make way for an even bigger Italian pride event. The upcoming festival -- dubbed "Festa Italiana at the Mount: The Biggest Columbus Day Celebration in Staten Island's History" -- is set to take place Octo...
Portico offers modern menu with Italian flair
It was a special occasion for my husband and me. We decided that venturing to the newly opened del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre would offer something different to commemorate the event. While it would have been nice to take in all that the property offers by staying overnight, relaxing in the spa and playing a little in the casino, we were on a mis...
Premier of Italian guitarist praised at Carnegie recital
The Italian guitarist Cristiano Porqueddu performed a guitar recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Friday, July 14 to a full and appreciative audience. Porqueddu has occupied himself in the past years with the Herculean task of recording the complete works of Barrios, the complete solo works of Angelo Gilardino as well as massive survey...
Italian restaurant with focus on pizza opens on Jackson Avenue
An Italian restaurant that focuses heavily on pizza opened its doors yesterday in the Court Square section of Long Island City. Levante, located at 26-21 Jackson Avenue, serves pizza cooked at high temperatures in a wood burning oven as well as pasta and typical Italian fare. The restaurant is located inside an old brick building–owned by Rockrose–...