NEWS FROM : NEW YORK  

by Fucsia Nissoli   "This morning, I hosted, in the Sala della Lupa in Montecitorio, a group of American university students led by Professor Mario Mignone of Stony Brook University, Professor Franco Maddalena of Westchester Community College, and Professor Matilde Fava of Farmingdale State College. Professor Mignone carries on a study abro...

The Rockland Lodge 2176: The Rockland Lodge 2176 of the Sons of Italy celebrated their 50th Anniversary in October with over 250 people in attendance. Past presidents and founding members were on hand as well as New York State Grand Lodge President Carolyn Reres, and New York State Senator David Carlucci, who is also a Lodge member, and presented p...

L'Italian Business & Investment Initiative il 2 maggio ha celebrato il suo secondo anno di attività su New York presentando otto start up della scuderia Mind the Bridge di San Francisco e Vertis di Napoli (Atooma, Bad Seed Entertainment, Cogisen, Hyperfair, Italianbox, Map2App, Myze, Weendy).Le imprese nascenti da un lato, gli investitori dall'...

Ceramics of Italy partecipa per la quinta volta all'International Contemporary Furniture Fair che si tiene dal 18 al 21 Maggio 2013 presso lo Jacob K. Javits Center di New York City. Realizzato da Confindustria Ceramica e da ICE, l'Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane, presso lo stand espongono otto...

Un meltin pot di suoni, in cui si mescolano linguaggi musicali, stili e culture differenti, espressi attraverso le percussioni. Arriva a New York Common Pulse, il primo esperimento musicale della Grande Mela che mette insieme musicisti provenienti da tutto il mondo – Stati Uniti, America latina, Giappone, Spagna e Libano, per citarne alcuni – ognu...

La serie di appuntamenti della Italian Language Inter-Cultural Alliance, che ha festeggiato il decimo anniversario, si è chiusa sabato sera con la cerimonia di consegna di riconoscimenti a bordo dello yacht Hornblower Infinity nella spettacolare cornice offerta dal panorama di New York. Nell'occasione ha fatto pervenire a Ilica la benedizione apos...

Anthony G. Maresco, 67, a longtime resident of Queensbury, passed away Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, at Mary's Haven in Saratoga Springs with his devoted and loving wife by his side.   He was the beloved son of the late Anthony and Nicolina Maresco and was born June 19, 1947. Tony was a true Italian and was very proud of his heritage. He grew up...

di Riccardo Chioni   A conclusione della tre giorni newyorkese il sindaco di Firenze Dario Nardella è tornato nella capitale toscana soddisfatto per i risultati raccolti durante i suoi incontri con gli interlocutori americani in campo economico e culturale.Dopo quello a City Hall con il sindaco Bill de Blasio che per l'occasione ha sfoderato...

A new play, Dinner with the Boys by Dan Lauria, most famous for playing the role of father Jack Arnold in "The Wonder Years" will make its Off-Broadway debut on April 1.Directed by Frank Megna, the has scheduled its opening night for May 4 at the Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row, New York.   Laurie (Lombardi) will also star in the play, join...

THE ITALIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE COMMITTEE OF NEW YORK, INC. invites you to attend and participate in ourAnnual Tribute for Mother's Day Weekend at THE MOTHER ITALY STATUE.  As a Special Honor to Minister Natalia Quintavalle - Consul General of Italy in New York Thursday, May 7, 2015. Promptly at 12 Noon.&nb...

by Allegra Hobbs   This feast is back for seconds! A group of Italian Williamsburgers has been quietly reprising the Giglio feast — the beloved century-plus neighborhood tradition where men carry an 80-foot-tall tower through the streets on St. Paulinus's feast day in July — every Columbus Day for the past four years.   But now t...

October 21 (Wednesday) 11:15 am. Lecture: "The Artistic Gems of the Uffizi Gallery". Speaker: Cherise Gordon. Discover the artistic gems housed in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. We will decode the symbolism in works such as Botticelli's "Primavera" making the work much more understandable. An artistic cultural voyage of one of the oldest...