IACKids partnership with Golisano Children’s Hospital
It's About Caring for Kids (IACKids) is extremely pleased to announce an annual partnership with the Golisano Children's Hospital & Pediatric Social Work Team. IACKids has pledged an annual commitment of $25,000 to assist families with some of their most basic needs during their child's extended hospitalization at the Golisano Children's Hospit...
On the Street of New York: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
by Kim Dramer In his short novel, Washington Square, Henry James wrote about New York women of the Gilded Age; elegant ladies who strolled the sidewalks of the city's shopping district, Ladies' Mile. These New York women admired window displays of shirtwaists, an elegant button-down blouse with rows of tiny and elaborate tucks. The shirtwaist...
Italian-American Club Celebrates With its New Grand Marshals
The clubhouse of the Italian American Club of Mahopac was transformed into a film recording studio last week as the club filmed interviews with its 2016 grand marshals for the Columbus Day parade, as well as the Cooking Extravaganza where the marshals prepared their favorite dishes representing their Italian region. Giulio Cefaloni, chairperson of...
Ancient Roman tombstone found buried in New York
Developers building multi-million dollar homes in Westchester County, New York, were surprised to discover that the homes weren't the most valuable thing on the property. This is an incredible story that spans centuries and continents. It begins in modern-day Westchester County but it takes us back to the days of Ancient Rome -- all because of...
Public Advocate De Blasio Paints Himself As Mayoral Candidate For Working Class
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio officially announced his Democratic candidacy for mayor Sunday afternoon, telling supporters gathered in front of his home in Park Slope, Brooklyn that he would be a "mayor for our neighborhoods."Introduced by his wife Chirlane and son Dante in front of their family home of two decades, de Blasio said he wants to be t...
Adam Haber Pulls Sopranos-Style Attack Ad
by Celeste Katz and Susannah Griffee The Nassau County executive hopeful on Wednesday said he'd yank the anti-Tom Suozzi spot, which drew a sharp rebuke from the country's biggest Italian heritage group for unabashedly using spaghetti-slurping stereotypes. "I apologize to anyone who has been offended," Haber, who's up against Suoz...
Justice Mastro presented with the 49th annual Rapallo Award by Columbian Lawyers Association
By Rob Abruzzese As the Hon. William F. Mastro stood on the stage of the Grand Ballroom in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, he began to reflect on his life. Standing in front of some of the most influential judges and lawyers in the state, and about to receive the Rapallo Award, what stood out in his head the most was his grandmothe...
The day is about celebrating Columbus, not about food and music (letter to the editor)
By John Mancini, Executive Director Italic Institute of America, Floral Park, L.I. Borough President James Oddo's announcement that the Columbus Day Parade will be replaced by an Italian festival because a festival is "deeper and richer," beggars the imagination. Granted, the traditional parade failed to excite the masses, but it...
With Your Help We Can Get an ArtsWestchester Matching Grant !
Make your contribution by December 19, 2014 and ArtsWestchester will match your donation: Donate Now The Westchester Italian Cultural Center is considered the cultural gem of Westchester County, the only Italian Cultural Center in the tri-state area that offers a variety of programs and events to promote all aspects of Italian la...
Via da noi: la foto dei nuovi Paisà
Presentare il proprio libro tra i disegni di Andy Warhol di certo non capita a tutti. A Elena Attala Perazzini è successo. Siamo a New York, più precisamente alla AntonKern Gallery di Chelsea, il quartiere delle gallerie di arte contemporanea che contano. Ed è qui che la "Segretaria dello scrittore" (tanto per citare il titolo di uno dei s...
Longtime firefighter also proud of Italian heritage
Ted Fiorito Jr. is one of the oldest members of the Fancher-Hulberton-Murray Fire Company, and one of the most supportive. Fiorito, 78, has been a member of the fire company for nearly 58 years, having joined after he married the love of his life, Frances Manno of Albion, in October 1957. "Joining the fire company was just something I thought...
Congrega Maria SS Addolorata
The Congregation of Maria S.S. Addolorata would like to announce that this years' procession in honor of our Patron Saint of Mola di Bari will take place on Sunday, September 13th. The procession will depart from Sacred Heart–St. Stephens Church (Summitt and Hicks Street) Carroll Gardens at 3:00 P.M. Upon returning to St. Stephen...