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Worth a trip from anywhere in the city, the Arthur Ave. area of the Bronx is less than a mile from the B train stop at 182nd-183rd Sts. There are dozens of worthwhile restaurants and shops in this Little Italy, a part of the neighborhood called Belmont. These three are a great starting point.  You can buy dried pasta, cured olives and countless oth...

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Carnevale, a word that in Italy means much more than the beginning of Lent and a celebration with masks and parades. It represents a celebration of life and a day where you can be what you dreamed of being: a cow boy, an astronaut, a car racer, or maybe even Julius Caesar or whatever historical character you have a liking to. That is why Venice, Vi...

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Kairos Italy Theater, New York’s preeminent Italian Theater Company, and KIT Italia present the 6th Edition of In Scena! Italian Theater Festival NY, which will feature a record 12 shows, brought over from Italy to NYC, including a Special Opening Night Event, We are Not Alone starring Dario D’Ambrosi. The 15-day, 5-borough Festival, founded by KIT...

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The Forum of Italian American Educators (FIAME) invites high school students to apply for scholarships of at least $1,000 each before the deadline of March 23. Applicants should be seniors of Italian descent at a Bronx or Lower Westchester school with an 85% average or above who demonstrate Italian American pride through participation in school and...

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Mike Napolitano was the “dude.” He grew up playing on the streets of the Bronx in New York during the Great Depression. At that time a world away from the serenity of Muskoka. Napolitano was a first-generation American with Italian parents. His life navigates like a novel with stories of hunger, deprivation, and unemployment during his childhood in...

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Situated at 604 E 187th street is an Arthur Avenue staple: Casa de Mozzarella. A true haven of meats and cheeses, it was opened twenty-five years ago by Sicily native Orazio Carciotto and his son Carlo. Casa is an old school spot specializing in Italian deli fare, cold cuts, olive oils, and, most notably, homemade mozzarella. The store itself is na...

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St. Barnabas High School senior Jessica Celzo was declared the proud recipient of the prestigious Edward Cardinal Egan Scholarship during an annual award ceremony on Tuesday, January 16. Sponsored by the Tri-State Italian-American Congress, the scholarships are awarded to students of Italian descent who have been nominated by their principal and di...

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There are still many Little Italys in the United States. Some of them are just a few blocks now, other are what's left of the urbanization that brought large roads in the middle of many American cities after the war, several times crashing an Italian community. Every one of them is a place where a big Italian heart has been, is and hopefully always...

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I may have mentioned at some point in our relationship that I’m from The Bronx. Which, if you’re unaware, is one of the outer boroughs of New York City, famed for Yankee Stadium, open spaces (we’ve got parks, yo), the birthplace of hip-hop and the famed Ogden Nash couplet “The Bronx; No Thonx.” It’s one of the few places that begins with “The,” and...

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Cosenza’s fish market is on a very short list of family-owned businesses that have lasted for a century. Come tomorrow, January 2018, this neighborhood cornerstone will be celebrating its 100th year in business. We recently visited and had a wonderful opportunity to hear about the origins of this family business rooted in a time that we can experie...

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