Survey Seeks New Yorkers' Thoughts On Controversial Statues
Should they stay or should they go? Starting Wednesday, the public can help decide the fate of controversial statues that a city commission is considering tearing down. Mayor Bill de Blasio's Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers launched an online survey Wednesday morning asking New Yorkers for their thoughts on how to handle specific stat...
La Dante punta su New York
Un importante passo sarà compiuto a New York il 27 e 28 ottobre, quando verrà firmato un protocollo di collaborazione tra la Società Dante Alighieri e il John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, istituto universitario del Queens College della C.U.N.Y., City University of New York, diretto da Anthony J. Tamburri. A New York la Dante si avvarrà...
Bulgari Brings Rome to New York with 5th Avenue Store #BulgariNYC #FromRometoNYC
The new Bulgari store designed by Peter Marino is a re-styling of the shop opened back in 1989 in one of the most strategic locations in Manhattan, on the corner of 5th Avenue and 57th Street, occupying very impressively 308 square meters of the outer façade of the Crown Building, a true landmark of New York. Following and evolving the architectura...
Brooklyn Pizzeria Roberta's Pop-Up Now Open in Design District
Miami, a city where New York-style pizza was once rare, this week welcomes a third pizza joint from up North. Roberta's, a popular Brooklyn restaurant and pizza shop based in Bushwick, has fired up its oven in the Design District to produce a lineup of traditional and exotic pies. The pop-up opens Wednesday, October 18, and will remain in Miami thr...
NOW HERE IS NOWHERE Six Artists from the American Academy in Rome
When: Opening Novembre7 at 6pm - On view from November 8 to December 5, 2017 - Monday through Friday 10am to 5pm - Where: Italian Cultural Institute of New York The exhibition is organized in collaboration with the American Academy in Rome, and curated by Christian Caliandro. It is a creative dialog between American and Italian artists, raising fro...
Team Italy's Gavin Cecchini improves with age for New York Mets
Selected in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft by the New York Mets out of Barbe High School in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Gavin Cecchini was born to perform. He helped his South Lake Charles Little League team advance to the 2006 Little League Baseball World Series as the Southwestern Region Champion and pitched six scoreless innings in his squad...
Committee grateful for Cayuga Museum help with immigrant exhibit
The recent Cayuga Museum exhibit, Becoming American: The Italian Immigrant Experience in Cayuga County, was an exceptional example of a community working together to present a program that highlighted our unique journey of hope and success in America. Although the story was about Italian-Americans, it was a narrative about all immigrants who travel...
Peter Marino Spotlights Iconic Midcentury Italian Design for Bulgari's New York Flagship
When architect Peter Marino was tasked with renovating the Bulgari flagship on New York's Fifth Avenue, he looked to the luxury jewelry brand's Roman roots. Occupying a corner spot in the iconic Crown Building (designed in 1921 by the same architects who completed Grand Central Terminal), the store's new criss-crossed and rosette-studded façade is...
Cristina Fontanelli Announces 14th Annual CHRISTMAS IN ITALY
When: December 9 & 10 - Saturday at 8 PM; Sunday at 4 PM - Where: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway (at 95th Street) (by subway: #1, 2 or 3 train to 96th Street; by bus M104; by car: 96th Street Exit on West Side Highway - free Sunday on-street parking) Tickets range from $35 to $68 (group rates available) - A portion of the proceeds will be donated to...
This is Italy, Parts Unknown: a charity dinner to support Umbria
Within the busy schedule of This is Italy, Parts Unknown (New York, October 31st-November 2nd), the Guggenheim Museum will host a Gala Charity Dinner dedicated to Umbria. The Charity dinner – taking place on November 2nd – will serve as a chance to collect money for Umbria, the Italian region heavily affected by the devastating earthquake of Octobe...
10/28: FREE Legal Workshop at the Italian American Museum
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend a FREE Legal Workshop presented by Giampaolo Girardi, avv. 155 Mulberry Street - (Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets) New York, NY 10013Topic of Discussion: Family Law in Italy. What US Citizens Need to Know About the Italian Inheritance Laws, Estate Settlement Processes, Financial Regul...
Crazy for Carbs at Mandolino Ristorante & Pizzeria
This past weekend, the Mister and I were in the Union Square area of Manhattan when the hankering for some pasta and pizza hit. As luck would have it, we happened to walk by Mandolino Ristorante & Pizzeria, a fairly new Italian addition to the neighborhood - we heard good things already about this place through the grapevine, so we decided to stop...