Like father, like sons: Family of carriage drivers defend the industry that pays their bills
It's all in the family.Giuseppe Riccobono, 59, galloped his way to a full-time career as a horse-carriage driver shortly after he emigrated from Italy in 1981. Decades later, his sons Francesco, 27, and Antonino, 26, followed in their father's footsteps into the tourist-friendly carriage commerce.Now, they are all fighting to keep their jobs. &nb...
Great event for Italian Startups in NYC: VentureOutItaly III
From Sunday, November 2nd to Friday November 5th, Italian Business and Investment Initiative in partnership with VentureOutNY will host VentureOutItaly III Fall Event, one-week NY Market Accelerator program for Italian tech startups. The 15 most promising Italian tech startups will take part in one week US business expansion program that f...
Inside Victoria Fine Foods, one of Brooklyn's last food factories
By Melissa Kravitz While Brooklyn used to be known for its manufacturing, the industrial side of Brooklyn has been noticeably shrinking through the past decade. Blocks away from the Canarsie L, the last stop on the line, stand the Victoria Fine Foods factory. Started as a family company in 1929, 86 years later Victoria still...
What Doesn't the Domenico Vacca Flagship Have?
Stagnation in retail spells death, according to Domenico Vacca. "I think that every ten to 15 years —" actually, now, it has to be faster than that," the Italian designer told us over a lengthy chat earlier this year. "It's good to reinvent yourself every five years, minimum." To that end, Vacca has taken reinvention to the extreme at his...
Italian Startups: lessons from a NYC trip
A very helpful experience especially for networking. With some disenchantment about being able to attract investors. But also with lessons learnt about how to improve. The 16 Italian startups that attended the 5-day NYC market accelerator (December 2-6) organized by VentureOutNY are back to Italy with plenty of stuff to think about and connections...
Auto in scatola e zaini wi-fi Idee made in Italy a Wall Street
Francesco Ferranti, bioingegnere trentenne di Padova, sembra ancora più giovane, uno studente magrissimo, mentre sale, emozionato, sul palco dello Stock Exchange. Qui, alla Borsa di New York, presenta la sua «start up»: l'esoscheletro ExIM, una struttura meccanica di supporto per paraplegici. «Aveva cominciato mio padre Benito molti anni f...
New York Italians Aperitivo on April 30th
Dear friends,We are very happy to invite you to our monthly "New York Italians Aperitivo"WHEN: Thursday, April 30th at 7pm WHERE: Osteria del Principe Come meet and mingle with New York Italians Italians partners, Italian companies and professionals, new and existing members. Stop by, enjoy a drink and great networking ...I...
A New York la cucina è made in Italy con Cesar
Cesar, leader mondiale nel design delle cucine made in Italy, con un mercato che va dall'Europa agli Stati Uniti al Medio Oriente, ha aperto il suo primo flagship store a New York. Cesar è stata fondata da Vittorio Cester nel 1969, quando l'imprenditore trasformò il suo laboratorio in un moderno mobilificio, chiamandolo Cesar Arredamenti. Da quell...
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New York based PR agency seeks a person who is interested in Public Relations and learning the ropes. He/She would work directly under the President of the company as her assistant and would also participate in junior account exec type activities. Responsibilities include: Lots of writing, office managing, light telephone work, working and staffing...
Buccellati Celebrates New York Flagship with Impressionist-inspired Collection
by Michelle Tay For almost a century, Milanese jeweler Buccellati has kept the art of the Italian Renaissance at the core of their design philosophy, but with the opening of their Madison Avenue flagship on March 12, the house's designers have found themselves dipping into a new creative pool: Impressionism. Entitled "Timeless Blu...
I tessuti italiani con l'ICE alla Première Vision di New York
Inizia martedì prossimo, 22 luglio, la Première Vision di New York, la più importante manifestazione dedicata ai tessuti ed accessori per l'industria dell'abbigliamento di alto livello in calendario negli Stati Uniti. Nata con l'obiettivo di presentare in anticipo rispetto alle due principali fiere europee e mondiali, PREMIERE VISION a Par...
Brillanti illusioni - Vintage and Contemporary American Costume Jewelry
You are cordially invited to attend a history and viewing of American costume jewelry, created in the Italian immigrant tradition. Vintage and contemporary Italian jewelry will be presented during the evening and will be available for purchase. Many Italian immigrants sought jobs in the burgeoning business of costume jewelry, in the indust...