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Members of the Italian Club of Staten Island Foundation are formulating plans for their 75th Diamond Anniversary Gala Saturday, June 7 at 7 p.m. in LiGreci’s Staaten. To be honored for their commitment to The Italian Club and to the community, are Michael Assenza, Dr. Anthony Carter, Maria Romania Lindh, Daniel Macri and Anthony Maniscalco. Serving...

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Lorraine Bracco has brought a real-life story to screens with Nonnas, the new Netflix film premiering Friday. Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the actress revealed that the movie is based on the true events of a Staten Island man who turned grief into purpose by opening a restaurant run entirely by grandmothers. The story follows...

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Soccer enthusiast Sal Rapaglia, who spent a lifetime promoting the game he loved and just last year received the prestigious honor of Life Membership into the U.S. Soccer Federation, has died. Rapaglia, a Sicily native who came to the United States when he was 15-years-old, was 84. Sal is survived by his sons, Sandy and Sal Jr., and several grandch...

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La Lega Serie A annuncia una partnership con La National Italian American Foundation Bon Jovi e la disputa con il sindaco di Jersey Shore riguardo a un ristorante per i poveri In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY annuncia le sedi e il programma delle performance per il Festival 2025, dal 5/5 al 19/5 Il Made in Italy nel settore aerospaziale prend...

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When: Tuesday, April 29 from 7 to 9:30 pm - Where: Casa Belvedere – The Italian Cultural Foundation - Costs: $15 members / $25 non-members Anthony Florio was a batboy for the New York Yankees from 1962 to 1964. He will speak about his book “Yankee Batboy, From Lil’ Italy to Yankee Stadium,” sharing stories about growing up in Little Italy in New Yo...

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The New York City-based Kairos Italy Theater along with the Italy-based KIT Italia and Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at NYU will present the 12th season of the In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, New York City’s premiere festival of Italian theater taking place in all five boroughs of NYC, May 5-19. Admission to all shows and events in the festiv...

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Tutti In Scena! Tuesday, April 8, 2025 • 7 to 8:30 pm. Casa Belvedere – The Italian Cultural Foundation - 79 Howard Ave, Staten Island, NY. Free for members, $10 suggested donation for non-members. Join us for a special screening of a documentary exploring the history of Italian theater in NYC from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, as told by toda...

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Author Ella Schwartz — who has an inquisitive mind and pens fiction and non-fiction books for young readers — is in the habit of always asking questions and trying to learn new things. And the books she writes for kids — middle grade and young adult readers— are just as curious as she is. After conducting extensive research about scientists and inv...

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A sacred tradition continues to live on Staten Island each March, thanks to dedicated members of the legal and medical professions, family members and friends. Commemorating the Feast of St. Joseph March 19 is a deep-rooted community celebration The last several years, it’s been staged in the banquet room of Bocelli Ristorante in Grasmere. The annu...

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Be you a Beppe, Pepe, Yossi, Vanya, Joanne or Joe, Wednesday, March 19, is dedicated to you. The day comes courtesy of the saint himself, filled with delicacies and lucky traditions, including wearing the color red. St. Joseph is the father of Jesus Christ. The date of March 19, by the way, is Father’s Day in Italy. He was the husband of the Blesse...

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