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E' il 1883 quando inizia la sua carriera di agente di polizia. La sua placca d'argento sul petto porta il numero 285. Inizia come agente di pattuglia nella "Avenue 13th", ma la sua ascesa è solo all'inizio: diviene autore di imprese che rimarranno leggendarie, guadagnandosi la stima del Presidente Roosevelt, di cui diviene amico personale. Ciò che...

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"Manhattan? FUHGETTABOUDIT!" That's the official slogan of A Slice of Brooklyn Bus Tours (http://www.asliceofbrooklyn.com) as they celebrate their 9th anniversary taking tourists from around the world on authentic guided bus tours of NYC's most populous borough. Started in 2005 by native Brooklynite Tony Muia, the family-run company is the onl...

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September 14 (Sunday) 8:00 - 10:00 amAIAE Breakfast MeetingItalian Experience Festival AIAE, Association of Italian American Educators, together with the NYS Commission for Social Justice and several other organizations on Long Island (TBA) will host the Second Annual Breakfast Meeting at Hofstra University. Main Topics on Legends & Icons in S...

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John Lewis Pacella was born to an Italian /American family in Brooklyn New York, on September 15, 1956. When he was ten years old his family moved out to Suffolk County on Long Island, where he attended Connetquot High School. There he played ball in the Ronkonkoma/ Bohemia school district, getting drafted in the 4th round of the 1974 by New York...

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Everything seems better about Italy's Andrea Bargnani — even his English.Last season with the Knicks turned into a mess for Bargnani, who partially tore the ulnar nerve in his left elbow in late January. He elected not to have surgery but never made it back, his season shortened to 42 games. Team president Phil Jackson is the latest to try to turn...

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INSIDE THE MIND OF LEONARDO is a new feature film based on the private journals of Leonardo da Vinci, the renowned inventor, philosopher, artist and genius.   In a powerful and haunting performance, Peter Capaldi (best known for BBC's Doctor Who) portrays Leonardo, dramatically narrating passages and monologues extracted from over 6000 pages...

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On March 25, 1911, a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York’s Greenwich Village killed 146 workers. Most of the dead were recent Italian and Jewish immigrant women, some as young as 15 years old. Survivors, their families, and those who witnessed the fire were forever changed by the tragedy. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the...

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The Early music ensemble "La Selva" was founded by the recorder player Carolina Pace and the lute player Michele Carreca, back in 2005, to propose mainly Italian early music on historical instruments.   La Selva had soon an international activity, producing various repertoires, from the simple duo (recorder and lute) to larger ensemble with...

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The Italian American Museum in association with The Italian Historical Society of America proudly invites you to celebrate the 380th Anniversary of the First Italian Settler Pietro Cesare Alberti who arrived in New York City on June 2, 1635. A Talk and Film Presentation by Award-winning TV Producer-Writer-Director, His...

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By Carol Ann Benanti   The Italian Club of Staten Island, the time-honored organization founded to promote "a better understanding among leading Italian-Americans in the business and professional field and to raise awareness about Italian culture," has awarded two $5,000 college scholarships for outstanding academic achievement and community...

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