Luci ed ombre, i primi 100 giorni di de Blasio
New York giudica i primi cento giorni dell'amministrazione Bill de Blasio. E non si tratta di una promozione a pieni voti. Anzi, il giudizio è fatto di luci ed ombre. Luci per le aspettative e le speranze che il suo messaggio di uguaglianza e giustizia sociale continua ad alimentare, ombre per le sue incerte capacità "manageriali", per i d...
Catalogo dell'arte italiana contemporanea, ovvero la vitalità sull'orlo del collasso
Una terrazza da cui abbracciare con lo sguardo tutto il paesaggio circostante, nella sua bellezza, varietà e complessità: è questa l'idea suggerita dal titolo del libro commissionato dalla Quadriennale di Roma a quattro giovani curatori d'arte, per fare il punto sullo stato dell'arte in Italia dal 2000 al 2014. Terrazza. Artisti, storie, luoghi in...
Italian-Americans Leave Their Mark on New York
The Italian Americans, a new PBS series, premieres next week, and it's no secret that the largest population of Italian-Americans is right here in New York and New Jersey. Just ahead of the national program, you'll get to see Italian Americans of New York and New Jersey, a two-part documentary filled with local history, celebrities and per...
Gallery Talk: A Conversation on Contemporary Art with Fabrizio Ruggiero
September 14, 2015 - 06:00 PM. Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, 24 West 12th Street, New York, NY 10011 Artist Fabrizio Ruggiero in conversation with Idanna Pucci. On the occasion of the exhibition of works by Ruggiero The Transformative Power of Art, on view through October 1 at Casa Italiana. In ENGLISH. Sinc...
Italian Art Blooms in New York City
by Genevieve Martin This spring, Italian art is blossoming in New York City, and CIMA's mission to promote the appreciation of modern Italian art on the international stage reverberates louder than ever, as the season brings to the city's galleries many shows. Some of the exhibits highlight artists who have long eluded American viewers, l...
Giglio Italian Feast - Spectacular World-class Festival kicks off July 6th
A spectacular Italian Festival kicking off July 6th in Brooklyn honoring Saint Paolino has it all: faith, food, music, neighborhood pride, history, colorful cultural celebrations and international visitors. Neapolitan immigrants from Italy settled in Williamsburg long ago and brought a beautiful tradition to the streets of Brooklyn with the fi...
7th Annual Italian Feast & Carnival in Tappan, NY
This festive celebration of all things Italian, which is hosted by Rockland Lodge 2176 of the Blauvelt Sons of Italy, takes place Sept 15-18 at Masonic Park in Tappan, NY. The festival, which attracts thousands of people from around the tri-state area, features plenty of Italian food, as well as live entertainment and Dreamland Amusements midw...
Sebastian Leone, Borough President Who Championed Brooklyn, Dies at 91
Sebastian Leone, who as borough president in the 1970s worked to raise Brooklyn's profile long before its current renaissance, died on Nov. 14 in Brooklyn. He was 91. The cause was complications of pneumonia, his wife, Helene Leone, said. Mr. Leone, a Democrat, was borough president from 1970 to 1976, when Brooklyn did not enjoy the r...
Il Consolato Generale a New York va a Rochester
Si informano i connazionali che il 10 e l'11 maggio 2013 è prevista una missione consolare a Rochester per la raccolta delle impronte digitali per il rilascio dei nuovi passaporti biometrici con l'obiettivo di agevolare l'ottenimento del passaporto da parte dei connazionali residenti nelle aree più distanti da Manhattan. Tutti i connazionali inter...
New State President Elected!
At the 107th Annual State Convention of the Grand Lodge of New York, Order Sons of Italy in America, held at the Villa Roma Resort & Conference Center, Callicoon, New York, Joseph F. Rondinelli, was elected by acclamation as the 31st State President of the New York Grand Lodge. Totally committed to the Order Sons of Italy in America, President...
Esploratori emigranti cittadini: Linda Barrett Osborne e Paolo Battaglia ospiti dell'Italian American Museum
"Explorers Emigrants Citizens: A Visual History of the Italian American Experience From the Collections of the Library of Congress" ("Esploratori Emigranti Cittadini: Storia per immagini dell'esperienza italo-americana tratta dalle collezioni della Library of Congress"): titola così il volume di Linda Barrett Osborne e Paolo Battaglia che sarà pres...
Reclaiming vanished Albany neighborhood
by Paul Grondahl More than 50 years on, the anger rises in their voices and belies a deep distrust over the official version of why 3,500 families, predominantly Italian immigrants, watched their houses, shops, restaurants, churches and way of life destroyed to make way for the South Mall. The accepted narrative was that the urban cor...