Rocco Manzolillo riconfermato per il 29° anno alla Presidenza del Club San Cono di New York
Per il 29° anno consecutivo Rocco Manzolillo è stato riconfermato alla presidenza del Club “San Cono” di Brooklyn, una delle più prestigiose associazioni di italoamericani presente negli Stati Uniti d’America. La riconferma del presidente Manzolillo rappresenta un vero e proprio record nella storia del Club San Cono; mai prima d’ora, infatti, nella...
Pasta, pasta e ancora pasta: così New York si è fatta conquistare dai nostri piatti
È pasta-mania a New York. L’ultima sfida dei ristoratori italiani è già una tendenza: per differenziarsi nel mercato newyorchese, tutti alla ricerca di format che rappresentino la novitá nel mercato. La pasta è indubbiamente il piatto italiano più famoso e apprezzato dagli americani, ma oggi quello che conta è il cambiamento nella tradizione. A far...
Italian born, WWII centenarian is proud to be an American
Born in Calabria, Italy on Dec. 16, 1917, Antonio LaRosa has earned the distinction of being the latest Staten Island resident to round the century mark and grace the elite roster of distinguished centenarians. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1935 and settled in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, before making his home in Eltingville in 1981. An...
Italian Club & Italian Honor Society support Cooley’s Foundation
On October 20, an unprecedented number of student volunteers flocked to Garden City High School’s cafeteria, excited to walk and support the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation. The $2,570 raised by the Italian Honor Society and Italian Club surpassed the amount raised two years ago. Honor Society co-presidents Kalie Yuen and Faith Nix, supervised by Mrs. L...
'We tasted some amazing things' at Mangino's Ristorante
The best table, in front of the welcoming fireplace, had a little “Reserved” sign on it. We had resigned ourselves to a table in Siberia, when the hostess picked up the sign and invited us to sit. We’d been upgraded. It was a pleasant start to a great evening at Mangino’s Ristorante, where we tasted some amazing things. Mangino’s is going on 70 thi...
Moonstruck - 30th anniversary screening
Tuesday, December 19. 7pm - 9.30 PM EST. Museum of the Moving Image - 36-01 35th Ave, Astoria, New York 11106. Tickets: $20 ($15 Museum members at Standard through Premium levels / Free for Silver Screen and above). With its unique New York flavor and blend of outright comedy and charm, Moonstruck endures as a great romantic comedy. This 30th anniv...
A Winter’s Night of Italian Folktales: Reading and Publication Party
Thursday, December 28, 2017 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. WAB: 740 University Avenue, Rochester, New York. Bordighera Press has published a special issue of Voices in Italian Americana (VIA) dedicated to new Italian-American folktales. The issue features the first work seen in this genre in decades and includes authors from Italy, Canada, and the U.S.Two Roch...
Virgola - Oysters & Italian Wine Bar location in the works for Patchogue Village
What started in a small space in lower New York City just four years ago has quickly grown into a multi-restaurant franchise operation with locations across the U.S. Three more Virgola Oysters & Italian Wine Bar spots are in the works. And on that list is Patchogue Village. “I’m proud of how the concept travels so well,” said Virgola founder Joseph...
Join Us to Celebrate Italian Hand-made Jewelry
The Gallery at Reinstein|Ross in the West Village (30 Gansevoort Street - New York, NY 10014) will be hosting a reception for the artist Chiara Scarpitti this coming Friday, December 8th from 3-7pm. Her exhibition, Poetic Adornments, is currently on view through January 15th, 2015. Chiara is a well respected artist and educator from Italy. She is b...
Moving beyond the monument war
During the past few months, Americans have clashed, sometimes violently, under, over and about the monuments that adorn our public spaces. Too often, the conflict devolves to an all-or-nothing argument. One side says, “Take them down.” The other side says, “Leave them up.” While this binary debate makes for catchy headlines, it ignores the wide ran...
Andrea Bocelli Foundation Fundraiser Hosted By Legendary Singer Andrea Bocelli To Be Held At New York City's Columbus Citizens Foundation
The Columbus Citizens Foundation, located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, is proud to organize a fundraiser for the Andrea Bocelli Foundation next Monday to benefit the water access efforts of the ABF in the country of Haiti. The fundraiser, which will be held at the CCF's townhouse on the evening of Monday, December 11, will comprise of a coc...
New York’s Museum of Modern Art celebrates Antonioni
Today kicks off the first complete retrospective in New York in more than a decade dedicated to the work of filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni. Presented with Luce Cinecittà, Rome, and featuring nearly 40 35mm prints and digital preservations, the lineup includes the renowned trilogy of “L’Avventura,” “L’Eclisse,” and “La Notte,” starring Monica Vitt...