New York State Funds $1.5M Triangle Factory Memorial
by JTA New York state is allocating $1.5 million in state funds for a memorial commemorating the victims of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The New York Times reported Monday that the memorial will consist of steel panels on the former Triangle building in New York City. The building in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Man...
Frick to Present Major Italian Masterpiece by Cagnacci this Fall
Guido Cagnacci was one of the most eccentric painters of seventeenth-century Italy, infamous for his unconventional art and lifestyle. His works, mostly religious in subject, are known for their unabashed, often unsettling eroticism, and his biography is no less intriguing. Though his pictorial style was influenced by some of the most impo...
Mario Batali gets his shot at a state dinner
Last month as President Obama met with world leaders in New York during the final U.N. General Assembly of his tenure, Michelle Obama sneaked off to Greenwich Village to plan for some parting diplomatic flourishes of her own. For about two hours at a private table at Babbo, Michelle Obama sampled appetizers, entrees and desserts prepared b...
Astoria author explores life and mysterious shooting of Joe Colombo, mob boss and Italian-American civic leader
Don Capria describes himself as a "true crime aficionado" who has, for a long time, poured through books about Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, Joe Gallo and other mob bosses. But the Astoria resident was most fascinated by Joe Colombo, a Brooklyn native who headed the Colombo crime family. The Italian-American was different from other alleged mo...
Forcella, la pizzeria napoletana più premiata di New York
by Piero Armenti Se con la sua pizzeria di Ostia, Roma, riusciva a vivere bene, a New York ha costruito un impero. Giulio Adriani, 42 anni, pizzaiolo, vincitore di quattro campionati mondiali di pizza, oggi gestisce le tre pizzerie Forcella di New York: una si trova a Williamsburg, l'altra nell'East Village, l'ultima a Park Avenue. ...
Italian Sounding: se con il Made in Italy ci guadagnano gli altri
Essere italiani, o spacciarsi per tali, a volte fa vendere. Soprattutto negli Stati Uniti dove la cucina italiana va di moda ed è riuscita a conquistarsi una reputazione di genuinità. Ma oltre alle tante merci che il nostro paese esporta oltreoceano, sugli scaffali dei supermercati, i consumatori americani trovano anche un'enorme quantità di prodot...
Ricordando Vito Marcantonio
L'omaggio a Vito Marcantonio a 59 anni dalla sua morte, svoltosi ieri nel cimitero monumentale di Woodlawn nel Bronx ha voluto essere l'anteprima di una più partecipata riconoscenza al controverso personaggio politico italoamericano, la cui filosofia oggi è più attuale più che mai. Ha organizzato il tour guidato alla tomba di Marcantonio, a cui ha...
Renowned French Tenor Roberto Alagna Pays Homage To Italian-Americans In Little Italy Coming To Theaters January 2014
SpectiCast, in association with Antydote, Boralys and Cheneliere Events, is excited to announce the cinematic release of acclaimed French tenor Roberto Alagna and his new project Little Italy, captured live at the Antic Arena at Fréjus in the French Riviera. Alagna creates an exhilarating experience for sophisticated aficionados and worldw...
In Volo verso casa, dove i sogni sono progetti
di Beatrice Bondi Fabio Bonetti, in arte Volo, il bergamasco classe 1972 che partendo dalla panetteria del padre è riuscito a raggiungere un notevole successo nel panorama mediatico italiano, dapprima in radio, poi in televisione, per poi approdare al cinema e infine al campo letterario, ha presentato il suo ultimo libro tradotto in ingles...
Uomo Moderno Launches First New Generation Fashion Tour from Italy
Uomo Moderno, a fashion and lifestyle magazine from Italy, kicked-off its New Generation Fashion Tour from Italy on Friday evening in New York City while celebrating the publication's second-year anniversary. The event in New York City, which was entitled, New York Fashion Week Italian Collections, worked to highlight a new generation of talented...
Cristina Fontanelli's Christmas in Italy
December 6 (Saturday) 3:00 pmCristina Fontanelli's Christmas in ItalyA vocal journey through Italy's beloved songs, arias, Neapolitan and Christmas classics, Christmas in Italy is becoming an annual holiday favorite. Cristina Fontanelli's vocal performance, along with piano, mandolin and guitar accompaniment, will transport you to Bella Italia. NY...
Aging commish, lodge veep to receive Positive Image Awards
The Columbia County Sons and Daughters of Italy will present the "Positive Image Award" to two local Italian-Americans, Doris Laccese Moore and Thomas Fisher. The event will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Columbia County Sons and Daughters of Italy Lodge on Bridge Street in Greenport. The two long-time Hudson residents will be recogniz...