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"Casa Della Mozzarella" is making big headlines for one of its handcrafted creations. The Bronx staple landed a spot on the New York Times list "57 Best Sandwich's That Define NYC." Its signature sandwich, "The Casa," is generating a lot of buzz and longer lines. The family business has been serving the Bronx for 31 years. The Carciotto family tell...

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G&R Italian Deli in Morris Park recently went viral on social media for its twist on an ice cream cone. Owner Carolina DiFuccia told News 12 she came up with the idea on a whim. "It was busy that day and I didn't want to cut anything on the slicer. So there was four meatballs that my brother made that day. I said, 'I'll just make an Italian ice cre...

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Friday, August 2, 7:05 PM. Yankee Stadium One East 161st Street Bronx, New York 10451. Join the New York Yankees as we celebrate Italian Heritage at Yankee Stadium! Each Ticket includes a New York Yankees hat with the Italian flag.  Item Pickup: Once inside the Stadium, head over to the redemption table located on the Field Level (100 Level) next t...

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The evolution of the so-called Arthur Avenue Little Italy in the Bronx, just west of the Botanical Gardens and the Zoo, goes on at an easy pace with newcomers taking over storefronts and old-timers staying put for decades upon decades. Mario’s, Enzo’s, San Gennaro, Roberto’s and Zero Otto Nove are the mainstays of a food culture now added to by Eas...

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Catholic that I am, I must begin by confessing: I was more than a little bit starstruck. As a child growing up in northeastern Pennsylvania, about 100 miles from New York City, sitting on the floor of my family’s living room and listening to the records my older brothers and sisters would play on the big Magnavox stereo—records like “The Wanderer,”...

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I was fortunate to grow up in the Bronx alongside my Italian grandmother, Millie—formerly known as Emilia—a petite, spirited woman steeped in old-world tradition and a romantic view of the world. She had a jubilant aura shaped by teenage summers spent in Italy eating pasta, riding her bike, and lounging on the beaches of Torre Annunziata. Millie wo...

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The Italian American Baseball Foundation will honor Commissioner of Baseball Rob Manfred at its annual gala in December. On December 5, at Marina Del Rey in the Bronx (NY), Manfred will receive the IABF Excellence Award for his service to the game in recognition of his heritage.  Commissioner Manfred is of Italian descent. On his mother’s side, bot...

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We’re headed to New York to visit Little Italy in the Bronx, known for their mouth-watering bakeries, pastry shops, meat and cheese markets, and restaurants. Bronx Little Italy is accessible in under a three-hour drive from anywhere in NEPA. The popular Facebook page Bronx Little Italy serves as a great guide in building itineraries for newcomers....

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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 11th anniversary 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, April 29-May 13. Admission to all shows and e...

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On a grey, rainy January day, the Fordham Road section of New York’s Bronx district isn’t exactly inviting, but the smile on Father Fredy Patino’s face is warm as he welcomes me to Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish. Since a diocesan reorganisation, the parish is now combined with the nearby St Martin of Tours one. The fact is, the process of combinin...

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