Valentino USA will forgo its annual holiday celebration this year, instead donating the party funds —and some employee elbow grease— to New Yorkers for Children's annual Wrap to Rap event. The company will serve as a presenting sponsor of the charity's annual social gift-wrapping spree, which is set for Wednesday at The Ainsworth in Chelsea. Employ...

To celebrate and promote Italian fashion in New York City, the Italian Trade Commission would like to invite you to participate in SHOP ITALY on MADISON. SHOP ITALY on MADISON, promoted by the Ministry of Economic Development and organized by the Italian Trade Commission, celebrates Italian quality and heritage with a series of consumer shopping e...

By Ralph Gardner   I'd be less than candid if I said Little Italy's San Gennaro festival was my favorite event of the fall season. It's noisy and crowded. Traffic in the area is a mess. The grilled sausage, pepper and onions is certainly tasty, but I'm not sure it warrants a detour. And offered the choice between a cannoli and French pastry,...

By Fabiana Yvonne Lugli Lunedi 9 dicembre si é inaugurata l'esposizione di manifesti pubblicitari italiani dai primi del '900 agli anni '60 presentata dall'ENIT in collaborazione con Eataly di New York.   Vintage Posters Exhibition è stata aperta al pubblico alla presenza del console generale, Natalia Quintavalle, Eugenio Magnani, direttore...

December 4th, 2 p.m. : Authors (husband and wife), Gayle Ridinger and Paolo Pochettino will present their book, "THE SECRET PRICE OF HISTORY." The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum, 420 Tompkins Avenue, Staten Island NY. Admission $10/ members $5.   THE SECRET PRICE OF HISTORY is a tale-in the present and the past, about the selfless...

by Rochelle Bilow & Andrew Knowlton   Meat-sandwich lovers are in luck—restaurants from Roman Candle Baking Co. in Portland, Oregon, to Publican Quality Meats in Chicago are doing fine riffs on the Italian combo, that classic sub layered with cured meats, cheese, and veg. But one of the finest comes from Court Street Grocers in Brooklyn,...

Titola "Sculpture in the Age of Donatello. Renaissance Masterpieces from Florence Cathedral" la mostra che sarà inaugurata il 20 febbraio al MOBIA - Museum of Biblical Art di New York. Ventitre capolavori dei primi anni della scultura del Rinascimento fiorentino, la maggior parte dei quali mai visti al fuori dell'Italia, saranno in mostra al MOBIA...

When the fire broke out on the eighth floor at the Triangle Waist Company Joseph Zito continued doing his job. The 27-year-old Italian immigrant with a solid jaw and dark features kept the elevator running. It was about 4:30 p.m. Nearly quitting time.   The fire quickly spread from the eighth floor, igniting the over 2,000 pounds of scrap fabri...

di Francesco Semprini   Quota 2.500, l'Italiano trionfa. Sono oltre 2.500 gli studenti americani che hanno sostenuto l'esame Ap in lingua italiana. Di cosa si tratta? E' «l'Advance placement», ovvero il test che viene sostenuto dagli studenti in Usa per guadagnare crediti formativi extra, e con i quali è possibile impreziosire il proprio cur...

by Anthony O'Reilly Get ready to celebrate Italian pride. The 10th annual Howard Beach Columbus Day Parade is set to kick off on Sunday, Sept. 27 at noon. Floats, dancers and singers will take over Cross Bay Boulevard in a celebration of all things Italian. It will start at 156th Avenue and Cross Bay Boulevard and march down the corridor...