UNICO National Officaly has Harrison Chapter
UNICO Nation the USA's largest Italian American Service organization now has a Harrison Chapter. This is exciting news for all those of Italian decent who pride themselves of their heritage and want to give back to the community. Initially to have a charter for a UNCIO chapter 15 people are needed. Harrison's Chapter quickly doubled that n...
BOOKS: Italians in the Niagara region
by Michele Kratts Niagara Falls is a city of immigrants and — relatively speaking — most of us have not been here for very long. The search for our roots has become much easier thanks to the Internet and modern technology. The world is suddenly quite small. There are databases and DNA tests. We can reach across the oceans — a...
Tower Music photo show
Award winning photographer, FRANC PALAIA will present a solo show of color photographs of Joseph Bertolozzi's Tower Music project. If your not familiar with the project, Joe played the Eiffel Tower for two weeks in 2013 and recorded thousands of different sounds by tapping, banging, bopping, scraping and hitting every section of the Eiffel...
Evviva Santa Rita! A Look at the 2016 Feast of St. Rita of Cascia in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
By Giovanni di Napoli Sunday's Feast of Saint Rita of Cascia was a huge success as hundreds gathered at St. Athanasius Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn for the festivities. Mass was celebrated by Msgr. David Cassato, who blessed the parishioners and the sea of roses filling the pews. After Mass, members of the Associazione Cultural...
NOIAW Celebrates Janet DiFiore and Maria T. Vullo
Thank you to everyone who made our evening in celebration of Janet DiFiore and Maria T. Vullo on June 23, 2016 a tremendous success! We were proud to accomplish their accomplishments and recent appointments by Governor Cuomo. Janet DiFiore was appointed Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and Chief Judge of New York State. Maria T. Vullo was a...
Binghamton previews Columbus Day parade
The 57th annual Columbus Day Tournament of Bands Parade and Italian Festival is around the corner, and the City of Binghamton announced key details at an event Friday morning. "[The event] allows the city to showcase our wonderful downtown to the entire region," said Binghamton Mayor Rich David, "It's a fun day seeing bands from high schools acros...
Maria Bartiromo And Former New Jersey Congressman Frank Guarini To Receive Savoy Foundation’s First Annual Chivalry Awards
New York, New York: Ms. Maria Bartiromo and Hon. Frank J. Guarini, former U.S. Congressman, will be honored at the American Foundation of Savoy Orders' Festa Della Primavera Spring Awards Reception on June 6, 2013 at the Columbus Citizens Foundation, 8 East 69th Street, in New York City. They will receive the Savoy Foundation's First Annual Chivalr...
Italian mayor celebrates international friendship with Staten Island
By Thomas D'Addona As Staten Island and America celebrate Columbus Day, I wanted to offer an Italian's perspective on what is a deep-rooted, historical friendship between two great countries: Italy and the United States. Maybe it was because the Genovese Cristoforo Colombo risked it all to set sail for the "New World" or because millions and mill...
Special Presentation: Present Day Italy
Financial crisis, falling population, third world immigration, these are some of the issues that Professor Louis Leonini will address in his lecture. How did Italy go from a war-torn, poverty stricken country in 1945, which was primarily agricultural, to a modern success story in the 1960s through the 1980s? What was the role of the politi...
Arturo Di Modica’s Cavallo in SoHo
While enjoying a night on the town with some friends, we stumbled upon famed Sicilian American artist Arturo Di Modica's Cavallo. Best known for his sculpture Charging Bull (in Bowling Green), the towering stainless steel bronco stands outside Cipriani's Restaurant on 376 W Broadway (between Broome and Spring Streets) in Lower Manhattan....
Museum Premieres “Charging Bull” Documentary and Displays Replica Sculpture
On the evening of December 3, the Museum hosted the first showing of a new documentary film, "Lucky Balls," commemorating the 25th year that the "Charging Bull" sculpture by Arturo Di Modica has been at Bowling Green Park in New York City. Over the years, the sculpture has become one of the most popular attractions in Lower Manhattan and o...
Abruzzese Christmas in New York
I was fortunate as a child to experience many old world traditions from Abruzzo. My family arrived later to the United States than most Italian Americans. My father came here in 1956 and my mother followed him in 1958. My sisters and I were born in New York. However, our home was a step back into time, a time of simplicity and of old world...