Somers Students Get a Taste of Little Italy
For the seventh consecutive year, Italian Club students ventured to Arthur Avenue in the Belmont District of the Bronx. The 41 students were accompanied by their chaperones, Mr. Adler, Mrs. Maccariello, Signora Lisa Siano and Italian Club adviser Signora Joan Scerbo Jenny on Wednesday, April 27. The tastes, smells and customs of Italy...
Lupinacci Welcomes Italian-American Legislators Conference Award Winner, Rose Pedretti, To Albany
Assemblyman Chad A. Lupinacci (R,C,I-South Huntington) recently welcomed the 2016 Senator John J. Marchi Memorial Scholarship for Athletic Achievement recipient, Rose Marie Pedretti, to Albany to be honored by the Italian-American Legislators Conference. Pedretti, a resident of Huntington and a student at Walt Whitman High School, was one of four s...
Lady Gaga Brought Her Dive Bar Tour to NYC Last Night
On the eve of the release of her new album, Joanne, Lady Gaga surprised fans by bringing her Bud Light-sponsored dive bar tour back to her home city last night. Playing in front of a crowd of 230 or so inside a tiny Greenwich Village joint Gaga has frequented -- and performed at -- since she was in her teens (we're not allowed to reveal wh...
Immobili a New York, i re sono italiani “Fanno incetta di alloggi pagando cash”
"Gli italiani? Sono i migliori clienti". Parola di Ivana, broker di Manhattan "con la fortuna di parlare la vostra lingue", come tiene a precisare. Da poco superati i 43 anni, nipote di immigrati, nata e cresciuta nella Grande Mela, Ivana è un'agente immobiliare impegnata a battersi su mercato più competitivo degli Stati Uniti, dove farsi largo è d...
Premio New York 2013: 4 mesi nella Grande Mela per artisti italiani emergenti
di Serena Lastoria New York rappresenta una delle mete più ambite in assoluto sia a livello turistico, sia a livello professionale. La City più bella del mondo infatti, offre ogni giorno migliaia di possibilità a chiunque cerchi di vedere realizzati i propri sogni e le proprie ambizioni. Questo si concretizza nei più svariati settori: dall...
Descendants pay homage to NYC immigrant
by Maria Alvarez Descendants of an Italian immigrant sailed on New York Harbor Saturday to pay homage to Angela Marchisella Maiello, the family matriarch whose 1913 trans-Atlantic voyage from Italy made their American dreams possible. Maiello's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, along with great-nieces and -nephews from Long...
BORN LIARS - Kickoff DEC 3rd & 4th - NYC - Theatre 80 St. Marks!
italytheater and RENZO ARBOREare proud to invite you to the preview of 'Born Liars' - by Laurence Cantor Dec 3rd and 4th, 2013 - 8:00 PM - Theatre 80 St. Marks Place, NYC Dear Friends, We are happy to invite you to partake in the launching of italytheater and its first show, Born Liars. The show, written by Laurence Cantor and...
Inaugurata a Eataly la mostra "A Vintage Tour of Italy" che l'Enit esporrà agli americani da costa a costa
By Riccardo Chioni Non solo cibo a Eataly. Da ieri nel popolare emporio al Flatiron District è in mostra un tour dell'Italia dei tempi che furono organizzato dall'Enit, attraverso una carrellata di due dozzine di poster storici sul turismo, con un tuffo nel passato ed uno sguardo al presente. Al tradizionale taglio del nastro era presente il cons...
Fourth annual Campagnolo Gran Fondo New York rolls into New York City on May 18
The New York Metropolitan region's premier cycling event, the fourth annual Campagnolo Gran Fondo New York (GFNY), is slated for Sunday, May 18th and will cap an exciting weekend of events and racing taking place in New York and New Jersey. GFNY is also hosting the popular Fourth Annual NYC Bike Expo May 16-17 at the 69th Regiment Armory i...
So You Wanna Be Italian?
"So You Wanna Be Italian? - An Artist's Journey Exploring Her Roots" is a series of vignettes on various famous Italian figures who have had influence on the life of Anna Filameno. Anna gives us a unique experience as she explores her Italian roots. Each page has a beautiful background graphic art illustration that helps tell the story of each vignet...
High-end thrift shop opens at Italian American museum
The three-building campus at the Italian American Community Center has been a work in progress for nearly the last decade, but the most recent additions have really topped it off. #In April, an upscale thrift shop was opened that offers handpicked, gently used items. And with the completion of a $50,000 sprinkler system, the museum portion...
A Look at the 2014 Feast of San Vincenzo Martire di Craco in New York City
By Giovanni di Napoli Sunday, October 26th, I made my way to Saint Joseph's Church (5 Monroe St.) in New York City, for the 113th Annual Feast of San Vincenzo Martire di Craco. Mass was celebrated in English and Italian by Rev. Monsignor Nicholas Grieco, who just happens to be of Cracotan descent. During his homily, Father Grieco gave an...