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Steve Schirripa said that landing the role as Bobby Baccalieri on “The Sopranos” was like “hitting the lottery — twice.” Over the past few years, the actor, who was born in Brooklyn and grew up on welfare, has gone from wiseguy to good guy as a regular on the popular CBS series “Blue Bloods,” in which he plays an investigator for a district attorne...

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Bravo! The Federation of Italian-American Organizations (FIAO) celebrated its 41st anniversary on Sunday, April 8 with its annual gala at the El Caribe Country Club. The gala — which was attended by some 560 people — triples as a fundraiser for the organization, a way to honor members of the community and an opportunity to present college scholarsh...

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Wearing a colorful huipil, a traditional Guatemalan blouse, the 14-year-old girl stood before the packed church and uttered a few words she had learned for the occasion in the Mayan language K’iche’. “Xok aq’ab’ Nimalajajo,” she said, in a traditional greeting that means “Goodnight, dear God.” Lesly De Leon, a Guatemalan-American who was born in Br...

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If you were asked to cook for the Pope, what would you choose to make? This was a real question for chef Lidia Bastianich in both 2008 and 2015 – the years in which Benedict XVI and Pope Francis visited the United States. “I remember vividly,” Bastianich told CNA. “It was an extraordinary experience. ”“When I got asked to cook for Pope Benedict, I...

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Parte oggi, domenica 8 aprile 2018, Little Big Italy, un programma in onda su canale Nove presentato dal ristoratore romano Francesco Panella. La formula è quella della gara tra tre ristoranti italiani all’estero, partendo da New York sede della prima puntata. Vediamo insieme chi sono i tre concorrenti in gara. Qui trovate orari e scheda del progra...

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After a peaceful morning of prayer and meditation, I joined my friends and some sixty revelers at the Our Lady of the Snow Hall in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Monday evening for the 2nd Annual Sagra della Pizza Chiena. Warmly received by Our Lady of the Snow Society President Vinnie Raymond and event organizers Elena Loguercio and Cav. Patrick O’Boyle,...

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April 18, 06:00 pm - 08:00 pm. John D. Calandra Italian American Institute - Queens College, CUNY. 25 West 43rd Street, 17th Floor, New York NY 10036. In this collection of images, photojournalist Martha Cooper, well-known for her work on graffiti and the early days of hip-hop, documents Italian American vernacular expressive culture in 1980s Brook...

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Most Italian communities across North America are immersed in their heritage as we rapidly approach Palm Sunday and Easter during this Lenten season. A big part of experiencing Italian tradition is rooted in the Catholic faith and that is precisely why younger generations should always know “why”  traditions such as La Tavola Di San Giuseppe exist;...

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This church is living on a prayer. A posse of preservationists in Dyker Heights is pushing the city to landmark a beloved church to save it from demolition, with parishioners worried that the Brooklyn Diocese is planning to bulldoze the building in pursuit of profit over piousness. The city must save St. Rosalia Church at 14th Avenue and 63rd Stree...

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One man’s dream has finally been realized. Van Sicklen Street was christened with a second name on March 10, as local politicians and the community gathered to see the “Association Caggianesi D’America Way” street sign raised on the corner of Van Sicklen and Avenue T. Joseph Caggiano, an early president of the Association Caggianesi D’America, was...

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