Store Openings
Italian lighting brand Foscarini has opened a store in New York's SoHo neighborhood, its first stand-alone showroom outside of Italy.In addition to showcasing its lighting in the 3,500-sq.-ft. space, the brand will explore art, culture and design through different installations and artistic pieces. To start, artist Stefano Arienti has crea...
How Do the Monster-Sized Portions at Carmine's Taste?
By Susan Stapleton Max Jacobson dives into the massive portions at Carmine's, the new Italian restaurant whose size matches the dishes served at the Forum Shops at Caesars. He notes that, "Carmine's is best enjoyed in a group." While volume is the calling card here, "it must be said that quality and consistency are hallmarks here. Most fo...
La Fondazione NY 2013 Gala
La FondazioneNY, will organize its second gala benefit on November 4, 2013. Proceeds of the evening will fund grants and awards to give young Italian artists the opportunity to work in New York, and promote cultural initiatives for 2014. This year, La FondazioneNY 2013 Gala will be hosted at The Morgan Library & Museum on the occasion of the e...
The barber of de Blasio: $16 gets Bill a haircut and Italian lesson
Every three weeks or so, Bill de Blasio makes a stop in the East Village, where for $16 he gets a lesson in Italian, an update on Italian politics, and a haircut — long on top, short on the sides. "His hair, I can cut him in 10 minutes, but we talk — a little of this, little of that — until it goes over half an hour," said Alberto Amore, the D...
Annual Festa Italiana Brings Schenectady Community Together
The annual Festa Italiana at St. Anthony Church in Schenectady has brought the community together for more than a century, but after a fire devastated the church back in March, many thought the tradition would be broken. Frank Ranucci is a part of St. Anthony's Church in Schenectady. He was raised in the church, was an altar boy, even got...
A Look at the 18th Annual Festa di San Donato, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
I returned to Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Thursday night to celebrate the Feast of San Donato. Now in its 18th year, the street celebration continues to draw devotees from across the Tri-State area. Francesca Mazza, who has a special devotion to San Donato, organizes the Feast in memory of her beloved mother. The Mazza family generously set...
Kudos: Westchester County Promotions And Awards, May 11, 2015
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joined more than 500 guests in April to present the inaugural Mario M. Cuomo Award in Public Service to Janet DiFiore, the Westchester County district attorney. The award recognizes Italian American public servants who are known for their passion, conviction, and dedication to serving the Italian American community....
Addio ad Antonino Ciappina. La scomparsa del decano dei giornalisti di America Oggi
di Graziella Bivona Il professore Antonino Ciappina ci ha lasciato. Aveva appena compiuto 90 anni. Nato il primo maggio del 1925 a Messina, di madre americana, Ciappina ha studiato presso il collegio dei padri Rogazionisti del Cuore di Gesù nella sua città natale, lavorando poi come importatore di legno in Sicilia. Durante il periodo...
The Last Days of Our Lady of Peace
by Richard Khavkine For 15 hours beginning Thursday evening, congregants of the church of Our Lady of Peace commemorated nearly 100 years of history. Following a noontime Solemn Mass on Friday, there would be no more. The red brick church with neat white stone trim on a tidy Upper East Side block of three- and four-story brownsto...
NYC Food Truck Lunch: Italian Feast From Li-Sal’s Italian Kitchen
In the winter, you really need food that "sticks to your ribs", and it doesn't get any "stickier" than Li-Sal's Italian Kitchen. We had this lunch on Wednesday, and are still kind of full from it two days later. Li-Sal's Italian Kitchen is from Arthur Ave in the Bronx, a heavily Italian area known for its top-notch food stores and restaurants....
Bronx Pizzeria a success since it’s opening
A new pizzeria that specializes in customer service recently opened up on East Tremont Avenue, replacing another pizzeria at the same location. Last month, Bronx Pizzeria, a at 3579 E. Tremont Avenue, officially opened it's doors to the community, taking over Vito's Pizzeria, which was in business for just over a year. Bronx Pizzeria...
Campania pizza launching second restaurant at familiar Staten Island location
Coal-fired pizza is coming to Richmond Valley — the estimated time of arrival, according to co-owner Joe LaRocca, is about four months. Oh, and it's not just any coal-fired version of a pie: It's Campania's, a quickly expanding brand of restaurants with locations in Eltingville and Bay Ridge. Indeed, La Rocca and Paul Montella are the prop...