On November 22, 2014, the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum unveiled the dual portrait "Riders on the Winds of Time," by the artist William J. Castello, to a packed house of over one hundred a fifty guest, possible more folks than the Rosebank, Staten Island cottage had ever hosted before all at once.   I have had the pleasure of knowing Bill as a fri...

The Italian American Civic Association tonight is taking time from its busy schedule to honor four of its members for their lifelong efforts to improve life in the city of Watertown, Jefferson County and the proud Italian community. Those to be recognized are: ■ John Doldo Jr.; ■ Donald L. Calarco; ■ Wilfred T. Varno; and ■ Fre...

At City Saucery, tomato sauce is made the old-fashioned way. Locally-grown ingredients like 100% New Jersey vine-ripened tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, and aromatic herbs bring out flavors reminiscent of home-cooked meals from Mama's kitchen. Or in this case, Nonna's kitchen.   City Saucery is a modern family business based in Staten...

by NOIAW   It is with great pleasure that we announce the newest member of our Distinguished Board. Hon. Natalia Quintavalle, the Consul General of Italy in New York, has been a great friend of our organization since she began her post in 2010. We are honored that she has accepted our invitation to join NOIAW's Distinguished Board. &nb...

Thursday, January 28, 6:00-8:30 pm - John D Calandra Italian American Institute (CUNY) - 25 W 43rd St., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10036   On the occasion of the paperback reprint of Renzo De Felice's The Jews in Fascist Italy, this panel will explore the genesis of the book and its place in contemporary historiography. Commissioned...

Italy salutes this year's return of the Summer Fancy Food show to New York City with a record 300 exhibitors. Italian producers, regions, export consortiums and chambers of commerce will all be on hand to offer a taste of the very best in Italian gastronomy. The official Italian Pavilion, organized by the Italian Trade Commission will be again...

The success of the New York Tech community – which is the subject of our book – is studied abroad by entrepreneurs, investors, scholars, and policy makers. It happens especially in Italy, where there are a lot of brilliant young people, including great engineers from the best "Politecnici", who cannot find funding for their business ideas nor a reg...

In un personalissimo testo, Martin Scorsese rievoca la New York e l'America della sua infanzia: feste, rituali e cibo in arrivo dal Sud Italia, il matrimonio dei genitori combinato per unire le famiglie provenienti dai paesini di Polizzi Generosa e Cimmina, la scelta/necessità del giovane Martin di varcare "il confine di Houston Street" per raccont...

"È la prima volta che ci presentiamo tutti insieme, una squadra interessante, forte, rappresentata dai pilastri che sostengono l'economia vitivinicola veneta" ha detto Arturo Stocchetti, presidente del Consorzio Soave e di U.Vi.Ve., l'Unione Consorzi Vini Veneti che ha promosso il calendario di iniziative partito il 2 Dicembre con una degustazione...

Will pieces of Morgantina silver return to New York from Sicily this year? The clock is ticking to renegotiate the deal struck in 2006 between the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Italian government and the regional government of Sicily that should, in theory, mean the remarkable collection of ancient Greek silver and silver gilt-artefacts...