di Riccardo Chioni È ufficiale: il repubblicano Rob Astorino, Westchester county executive, ha annunciato ieri la sua candidatura alla poltrona di governatore dello stato di New York per contrastare la rielezione del democratico Andrew Cuomo, nonostante la sua grande popolarità. "Golia incontra Davide" ha commentato Ed Cox, chairman stata...
READ MORENew York Governor Andrew Cuomo joined more than 500 guests in April to present the inaugural Mario M. Cuomo Award in Public Service to Janet DiFiore, the Westchester County district attorney. The award recognizes Italian American public servants who are known for their passion, conviction, and dedication to serving the Italian American community....
READ MOREby James Barron In the end there were the words, and the words were the son's, and the words were about his father, former Gov. Mario M. Cuomo. "At his core, at his best, he was a philosopher, and he was a poet, and he was an advocate, and he was a crusader," Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said at his father's funeral service on Tuesday. "Mario...
READ MOREBy Riccardo Chioni Il momento più solenne delle celebrazioni a latere del Columbus Day si è ripetuto ieri con lo storico omaggio degli italoamericani che si tramanda dagli anni Venti: la deposizione di una corona di fiori tricolori ai piedi del monumento al Grande Navigatore, da parte del National Council of Columbian Associations in Civil Service...
READ MORENew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won re-election to a second term on Tuesday, defeating an underfunded Republican challenger and overcoming discontent within his Democratic Party base. The Associated Press called the race for Mr. Cuomo shortly after polls closed at 9 p.m. in New York. At midnight, Mr. Cuomo had 54% of the vote with 93% of precin...
READ MORENella sua corsa verso la carica di primo cittadino di New York, il candidato democratico Bill de Blasio incassa il sostegno di Bill e Hillary Clinton, dopo aver avuto anche quello del governatore dello stato di New York e possibile candidato alla Casa Bianca Andrew Cuomo. "Bill de Blasio è amico" dell'ex presidente e dell'ex segretario di Stato ''d...
READ MOREdi Stefano Vaccara Natalia Quintavalle, la prima donna italiana a diventare console generale a New York, dopo 4 anni alla guida della sede diplomatica di Park Avenue presto sarà incaricata per un' altra missione. La sua partenza era prevista per la fine dell'anno ma il suo mandato è stato però prolungato di qualche mese anche in vista della visita...
READ MOREby JTA New York state is allocating $1.5 million in state funds for a memorial commemorating the victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The New York Times reported Monday that the memorial will consist of steel panels on the former Triangle building in New York City. The building in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Man...
READ MOREBy John Alexander On June 14, hundreds of guests gathered at the Dyker Beach Golf Club to celebrate Mary Crisalli Sansone's 100th birthday. In attendance were dignitaries, elected officials, such as Mayor Bill de Blasio and former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and family members. Also present were Sansone's close friends, including Matilda...
READ MOREby Leigh Haugh Mario Cuomo, the former New York governor, has been hospitalized for an undisclosed heart condition, according to the governor's office. The news was announced on Saturday, November 29. The 82-year-old father of current Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) was a three-term Democratic governor of New York, from which the elder states...
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