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by Pamela Silvestri   Casa Belvedere wants you to watch Italy's fancy footwork at the World Cup Friday afternoon at the Italian cultural center. The Grymes Hill not-for-profit hosts an a la carte lunch with items like "Bloody Mary Soup" and spring greens topped with grilled shrimp, salmon or chicken.   The full menu includes two salad...

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by Georgia Kral   Step back in time and give your taste buds a treat by visiting these bakeries and pastry shops. Italian breads and pastries are a true delight, and we're not surprised at all that so many of these business have been around for so long.Here are some of the city's oldest... (Did we miss your favorite? Tell us in the comments!...

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Author Diana Castore-Cocchi presents the fantastical story of a little girl named Estelle and her fairy godmother, Serendipitous, in the new book, "The Whimsical Secret Reveal of a Fairy Godmother: A Tale of Serendipitous" (published by AuthorHouse).   Set in the dreamy Tuscan region of Pienza, Italy, "The Whimsical Secret Reveal of a Fairy...

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Domenic Recchia thinks there's something for everyone to loathe about the man he wants to unseat in Congress, Michael G. Grimm.   There is that 20-count federal indictment, for starters, that accuses Mr. Grimm, a two-term Republican from Staten Island, of employing illegal immigrants and hiding around $1 million in sales and wages at his Man...

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by Ben Quinn   Looking for a move to a home which demands – as its most famous (albeit fictional) owner might have mumbled – the right amount of respect? The perfect option may have arisen in the form of the New York mansion known to fans of The Godfather as the home of the Corleone clan in the 1972 film, which has gone up for sale at j...

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Sebastian Angelico, the founder and chairman of the non-profit organization Emergency Children's Help Organization, was dubbed the 2013 Italian Heritage Month honoree in a ceremony Sunday. "At this year's ceremony, we have an opportunity to honor an exceptional Italian-American. Years before he created E.C.H.O., Sebastian was deeply involved in ph...

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by Jillian Jorgensen   Mayor Bill de Blasio came to Staten Island to celebrate Italian-American heritage, diversity and his fellow Democrats on the eve of St. Joseph's Day, and also put in a good word for Domenic M. Recchia Jr.'s congressional campaign. The mayor attended the Richmond County Democratic Committee St Joseph's Day Dinner a...

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YANKEE BATBOY "The Luckiest Kid in New York". From Little Italy to Yankee Stadium... The story of Anthony Florio, an Italian-American that grew up on Mott Street in Little Italy (NYC) and became a batboy for the New York Yankees in the 1960s. Anthony will be presenting his new book "Yankee Batboy - The Luckiest Kid in New York"...

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Staten Island, NY – Those attending the annual brunch for the Garibaldi Meucci Museum (GMM) were treated to a day of wonder, they were able to see the sites of Staten Island with its recovery efforts following hurricane Sandy. But most of all, it was an opportunity to be able to participate in an annual effort to help maintain, and preserve the fam...

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On Saturday, September 28 at 2 p.m., the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum will host an artist's opening reception for a very special exhibition, "From the Private Collection of Gregory Perillo." Internationally renowned, and one of Staten Island's most beloved artists, Mr. Perillo has chosen some of his personal favorite works to display in this show. ...

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