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by Rob Abruzzese To celebrate the appointment of the first Italian-American chief judge in the state of New York, Hon. Janet DiFiore, the Columbian Lawyers Association, First Judicial Department held a yacht party aboard the Atlantis out of Pier 81 in Manhattan on Monday night.   "We are thrilled and privileged to welcome the chief judge,"...

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La sua parola preferita è 'noi', quella che lo fa reagire è 'legalità', "una parola sostenuta, abusata, celebrata, sulla bocca di tutti fino ad impoverirla. Legalità è diventata una bandiera che tutti usano e in quel nome si sono fatte leggi, penso alla Bossi-Fini sui migranti, che ne avevano ben poca. La chiamo cultura della legalità malleabile...

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by Colin Campbell   "Buongiorno!" Bill de Blasio exclaimed as he began a speech today. "Viva Italia!". The front-running mayoral candidate's Italian heritage was on full display this afternoon when he made an appearance at the end of the annual Columbus Day Parade in Bensonhurst, a neighborhood that was once the heart of Brooklyn's Ital...

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by Allegra Hobbs   They're seeing red sauce! An Italian eatery is going ahead with its plan to open on the ground floor of a Williamsburg condominium building, even though residents hate the idea so much the state has twice denied it a liquor license due to their protests.   The upstairs neighbors say the restaurateurs should kno...

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By Giovanni di Napoli As I have done so many times before (and hope to do for years to come), I dropped by 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn yesterday for the opening of The Feast of Santa Rosalia. Making my way through the crowd to the outdoor chapel, I pinned my donation on to the Saint's ribbons and picked up some prayer cards for my loved-o...

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Scopo principale della serata è stato l'assegnazione di borse di studio a dieci studenti meritevoli che si accingono a frequentare l'Università il prossimo settembre. Questi giovani promettono di essere, non soltanto i portavoce ed orgoglio della comunità italo-americana ma soprattutto i leaders del futuro.La Federazione ringrazia tutti coloro che,...

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October 11 (Saturday) Doors open at 6:00 pm"An Italian Festival Night"Featuring the classic Neapolitan music of tenor, Antonio Guarna, and a special choreography by "The Dance House of Brooklyn" Performers.St. Simon and Jude (Lower Church) - 295 Avenue T (between Van Sicklen and Lake Streets), Brooklyn Admission: $50 per person, includes hot...

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by Ramon Taylor   "Dyker Lights" is one of New York's most extravagant holiday attractions, and chances are you've never heard of it. Just minutes away from Manhattan's flashy skyline, a mostly Italian-American residential neighborhood in Brooklyn hosts over 100,000 visitors per year, in one of the wackiest holiday light displays in the coun...

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The Coney Island amusement park opened Sunday for another season — with a 1920s wooden roller-coaster and a new, steel one ready to roll at breakneck speeds.   In Luna Park, Italian amusement tycoon Alberto Zamperla joined Eric Adams as the Brooklyn borough president christened the Cyclone roller-coaster with a local tradition: cracking a bo...

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di Roberta Formisano   Un boom di italiani cerca fortuna all'estero, e una forte percentuale viene sfiorata da tanti giovani insoddisfatti o "curiosi", perché stanchi di cercare invano un lavoro ed essere "precari a tempo indeterminato". La fotografia dell'occupazione che emerge dai dati ogni anno è drammatica. L'esperienza di un giovane ca...

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