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After a remarkable, successful $250,000 Kickstarter campaign, CIMA is thrilled to announce that the BOLTED BOOK has arrived! Join us this weekend at MoMA PS1 for a special talk about the book with Steven Heller and Raffaele Bedarida and a rare chance to see an original copy of Depero Futurista. Printed Matter's NY Art Book Fair. Sunday, September 2...

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Queens isn’t known for its gardens but Lidia Bastianich has maintained her own in the borough — Douglaston, to be specific, her residence of 30-plus years. It’s here that she’s planted an heirloom garden, shaped by her growing up in Istria, formerly Italian, now Croatian, across the water from Italy-at-large. While what she’s growing may not be ser...

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September 24 (Sunday) 4:00 - 6:00 pm - D'Angelo Center, 4th Floor - 8000 Utopia Parkway, Queens. Author and Activist: The Daniela Gioseffi Story, a Documentary of Immigrant Italian American Life & Activism for Justice This docu-drama, with a backdrop of recent American history, portrays Daniela's life-affirming struggle to make multi-media art abou...

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The statue of explorer Christopher Columbus that looms over Astoria Boulevard was vandalized with the words "Don't Honor Genocide" — the latest in a public debate over whether the city should remove or alter monuments of controversial historical figures.  A vandal or vandals stenciled the message in what appears to be blue spray paint on the base o...

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A good, old-fashioned street festival can be just the thing a New Yorker needs as the seasons change. Well after Bikers For Bini at the Mall and shortly after the 41st Festa di Santa Rosalia wraps up on Monday, August 28 in Bensonhurst — that feast runs from 68th St. to 75th St. — so begins the build-up to the San Gennaro Festival in Manhattan's Li...

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C’era anche lei a Pearl Harbor, la tragica mattina del 7 dicembre 1941, sotto all’inferno di fuoco generato dagli aerei giapponesi: Helene Grazioso, infermiera di origine abruzzese. Era inquadrata nel “Corpo delle infermiere dell’esercito degli Stati Uniti” (United States Army Nurse Corps) e da diverso tempo prestava servizio presso le isole Hawaii...

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Sunday October 15 1 PM - 6 PM EDT. Roma View - 160-05 Crossbay blvd, Howard Beach, New York 11414 Italian Charities of America, Inc. cordially invites its members, friends and anyone interested in our organization to join us at our 81st Annual Dinner Dance. This year's Italian American Honorees for their outstanding work are; Mrs. Josephine Lume fo...

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Rosa’s Pizza was established by the Troia Family in 1975 and has since grown to include several locations in Queens, Manhattan and Long Island. The newest location just opened about a month ago on 21st Street in Astoria, and we are all thankful for this casual, reliable Italian spot in an area that really needs it. Needless to say, the Troia family...

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Popular Italian restaurant Tuscan Hills is moving to a "more central" location in Forest Hills, replacing its sister eatery Ovo Sodo, the owners said. Tuscan Hills, known for its classic Northern Italian cuisine, opened nearly a decade ago at 115-20 Queens Blvd., near the Kew Gardens border. But next week, it will reopen about seven blocks west, at...

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The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) of Queens hosted the 29th Annual 5K Run/Walk on July 23 at the FIAO Soccer Field at 20th Avenue and 33rd Street in Astoria. More than 250 participants ran or walked in the streets of Astoria, despite the heat and humidity. This event was partially funded by Sussex Bank, located on Astoria Boul...

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