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St. John’s University hosted a tribute to centuries worth of contributions to New York City made by Italian Americans at a ceremony at the D’Angelo Center on October 23. The Italian Heritage and Culture Month celebration drew more than 200 people to the Queens, NY, campus, who came to recognize the enduring mark of Italian immigrants on the landsca...

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Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. partnered with the American-Italian Cancer Foundation to host a free mobile mammogram event outside his Middle Village Office on October 13, 2024, in commemoration of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Some 21 women received a mammogram during the 6 1/2-hour event.  Mammograms can detect breast cancer at an earl...

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Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and St. John’s University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rick Pitino was honored at the Queens Community House (QCH) Annual Fall Gala held on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, the event brought together business leaders, public servants, and community supporters to celebrate QCH’...

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The 47th annual Columbus Day Parade marched through the streets of Astoria this past Saturday, celebrating Italian-American heritage. Organized by the Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens (FIAOQ), the event brought together local dignitaries, community members, and cultural performers. The parade began at Kaufman Astoria Studios o...

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St. John’s — New York’s largest Catholic university — has gone woke and no longer refers to Monday’s holiday as “Christopher Columbus Day’’ in honor of the explorer hailed as a devout Christian. Some Italian-American civic leaders and alumni are now ripping the Catholic institution for dissing the famous but controversial Italian explorer. “To not...

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Ferraro Foods, a leading distributor of Italian specialty food products, is excited to announce the acquisition of Botticelli Food Service, the distribution arm of Botticelli Foods, a family-owned importer of high-quality Italian ingredients. The deal further solidifies Ferraro Foods’ leadership in supplying pizzerias and restaurants across the tri...

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Since 1937, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Columbus Day a federal holiday, every year we have been commemorating Christopher Columbus making landfall in the Americas on Octo­ber 12, 1492. This year the celebration falls on Monday, October 14, in recogni­tion of Columbus’ – and Europe’s – dis­covery of the entire other half of the w...

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A first-of-its-kind “Italian Heritage Street Festival” is coming to Whitestone on Sunday, Oct. 20. The initiative, led by City Council Member Vickie Paladino, who represents the area, aims to create a community event for its local Italian-American residents. Running from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., the outdoor celebration will stretch down one block on 14th...

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Jannik Sinner won his second Grand Slam title of 2024 on Sunday when he defeated Taylor Fritz in the US Open final, shattering American hopes of a first male champion at the majors in 21 years. World number one Sinner, who won his maiden Slam at the Australian Open in January, became the first Italian man to triumph in New York with a 6-3, 6-4, 7-5...

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Jannik Sinner became the first Italian man to reach the US Open final on Friday while Taylor Fritz beated Frances Tiafoe to become the first American man in a Grand Slam final in 15 years. Australian Open champion Sinner defeated an ailing Jack Draper of Britain 7-5, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in the semi-finals. Tomorrow is going to be Italy vs USA in New Yor...

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