Right on the corner of a the strip mall is Zeffiro New York Pizzeria, 901 E. University Ave. The two-story restaurant is a mixture of New York City with just a touch of New Mexico. I had only been to Zeffiro Pizzeria Napoletana on Water Street, downtown, but while traveling down University Avenue, I discovered the second location.   Alt...

by Tanay Warerkar After running a successful restaurant in Nolita for over a decade, Luca Fadda, his wife and a business partner have shifted their focus to Greenpoint. Manhattan Avenue recently welcomed Le Fanfare – fanfare in English – Fadda's new Italian restaurant.   For Fadda, for whom Le Fanfare is a labor of love, the Greenpoint...

The Columbus Citizens Foundation today announced it has named leading financier, Alberto Cribiore as the Grand Marshal of the 71st Columbus Day Parade, which will take place on Fifth Avenue on Monday, October 12, 2015. The annual Columbus Day Parade, organized by the Columbus Citizens Foundation and presented by the Conair Corporation, is the...

By Andrew Z. Galarneau   Lombardi's Trattoria opened last week on Lockport's West Avenue. John Lombardi, a Lockport city councilman for 12 years, will own the place at 436 West Ave. with David Herl, who'll be the chef. Lombardi, whose family owns Overhead Door Co., said "we did this to bring back the families that consider the We...

Date: Wednesday, November 04, 2015 Hours: 6pm Venue: Italian Cultural Institute of New York Organized by: ICI The Greg Ruvolo band invites all appreciators of art and Italian culture to partake in this evening of art & music, that marks the closing of the exhibition "Light of Southern Italy". The exhibit honors those forebears that emb...

di Paolo Mastrolilli «La missione dell'architettura in questo secolo è salvare le periferie. Se non ci riusciamo sarà un disastro, non solo urbanistico, ma anche sociale». L'auditorium della facoltà di Architettura della Columbia University è pieno. Così pieno che gli organizzatori hanno dovuto aprire altre due sale per proiettare l'incontro...

The Lt. Joseph Petrosino Lodge (OSIA), in collaboration with IAWA – The Italian American Writers Association, is hosting and launching a "Sagra Del Libro" (Italian-American Book Festival) on Friday, February 26, 2016 from 6 to 10 pmin the Lodge Hall at 113 Baxter Street in Manhattan's Little Italy. Admission is free to all.   All writers are...

Lunedì 3 settembre 2012 alle ore 11.30 presso la Sala Giunta del Palazzo della Provincia di Bari si terrà la conferenza stampa di presentazione della seconda edizione del premio "Puglia's Italy Award of Excellence in America", promosso dalla "Puglia Center of America" che si svolgerà il prossimo 9 novembre nella città Eastchester dello Stato di New...

di Piero Armenti Biagio Antonacci sta provando la scaletta per i due attesissimi concerti all'Highline Ballroom di New York del 27 e 28 maggio, tempio della musica newyorkese (431 W 16th St New York, NY 10011). Biagio, alla prima esibizione in America, si è fatto fotografare in studio di registrazione con i suoi musicisti mentre provava "Non è mai...

Saturday, October 26, 2013. Save the date to join with the smiling faces from the past and our current members as we recreate the atmosphere of a Cracotan feast day celebration that was done by our ancestors. This year's Reunion features a grand dinner dance in the tradition of our ancestors on the eve of the Feast of San Vincenzo.   Picture...