The Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens (FIAO) is holding their 2014 5K Run/Walk to help fight drug abuse on Sunday, July 20, 9 a.m. at the FIAO Soccer Field, at 20th Avenue and 33rd Street. Their new headquarters is at 20-12 21st Ave., Astoria, NY 11105.   The course is five kilometers (3.1 miles) through the local street...

Word that former Gov. Mario Cuomo is ill with a heart condition should give every New Yorker pause for reflection. Mr. Cuomo is 82 years old, two decades removed from the end of a remarkable 12-year tenure in Albany.   For most of that time, Mario Cuomo was considered a presidential candidate in waiting, an eloquent spokesman for Democrats i...

Thursday, March 19th (6:30PM). Suggested donation of $10 per person Italian American Museum Founder and President, Dr. Joseph V. Scelsa will explore the history and traditions of St. Joseph's Day   Italian American Museum - 155 Mulberry Street (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) - New York, NY 10013 To reserve a plac...

Si è concluso con un salomonico quanto inutile 6 a 6 il primo scrutinio per l'elezione del presidente del nuovo Comites di New York, New Jersey e Connecticut. Il pareggio, che alcuni consiglieri davano per scontato ancor prima che iniziassero le manovre del voto, non ha consentito al presidente uscente di New York-Connecticut Quintino Cianfaglione...

by Frank Mojica   One of the original statues of St. Gennaro will lead the opening ceremonial procession for the Yorktown Feast of San Gennaro on Thursday. "It's a privilege to participate in the first San Gennaro Feast in Yorktown," said the Rev. Tom Kreiser of St. Patrick's Church in Yorktown Heights. "What a joy to celebrate the Ital...

By Nino Pantano A gala celebration was recently held honoring Commendatore Aldo Mancusi and the life and legacy of Mme. Licia Albanese at the New York Athletic Club at Central Park South. Mancusi, who is the founder and curator of the Enrico Caruso Museum in Brooklyn, was recently given the much coveted title of Commendatore, one of the highest ho...

di Liliana Rosano Ambizioso, lavoratore instancabile, sognatore ma anche pragmatico e con i piedi per terra. Francesco Realmuto lascia la sua Baucina, piccolo centro palermitano nel cuore del Monti Sicani, per la Grande Mela. L'avventura americana inizia con una vacanza a 18 anni, quando decide, insieme alla sorella Maria, di andare a trovare i n...

On March 23, 2013, Rossella Rago, host of "Cooking with Nonna," will teach a cooking class at the famed La Scuola di Eataly in New York City! During the class, Rossella and Nonna Romana will demonstrate how to make dishes from a traditional Pugliese menu "Primavera in Puglia," including savory scallion pie, and cavatelli with mussels, artichoke hea...

New York sta diventando la nuova capitale dell'high-tech in USA: nel giro di pochi anni si è sviluppato un movimento di startup e venture capitalist tra i più dinamici e creativi al mondo, al punto di fare della Grande Mela la prima scelta per chi vuole startup negli USA fuori dalla Silicon Valley.   A fare da capofila di questo movimento di...

FIERI Young Professionals of the Westchester Italian Cultural Center & FIERI Scholarship Fund Committee   Cordially Invite You to Attend the   2013 Scholarship Award Ceremony & Brunch