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The President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, will arrive in New York on Sunday, May 5, for a visit that will last until Tuesday, May 7. After landing at John Fitzgerald Kennedy International Airport, the head of state will travel to the Metropolitan Museum, where he and director Max Hollein will visit the museum's permanent collection and the...

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At one point or another, most people have fancied themselves LEGO artists, creating miniature masterpieces out of the wildly popular Danish building blocks. For Chicago-based artist Rocco Buttliere, however, LEGO are more than tiny, plastic blocks-they’re a medium for exploring the world around us and the touchstones of human civilization.  Buttlie...

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On the occasion of the celebration of the centenary of Chianti Classico, Vecchie Terre di Montefili is preparing to bring the best of the Tuscan wine tradition to American enthusiasts. The historic Greve in Chianti winery will in fact be the undisputed protagonist of a very high-level event which highlights the Chianti Classico brand, which celebra...

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The Board of Directors of the Italian American Leadership Forum (IALF), founded in 2023, coordinated a wreath-laying ceremony on April 17, 2024, at the Giovanni da Verrazzano Statue in New York City’s Battery Park to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the arrival of Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian navigator and explorer who traveled under the fl...

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I was born and raised on Eagle Street, the borderline of Fredonia’s “Little Italy”. “Little Italy” ran from Eagle Street to Prospect Street, and from Main to the end of Eagle and the connecting streets in between, not just Eagle Street! Some people would also include large swaths of Liberty and Water Streets, but the creek was a divider, so most do...

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On April 17th, the 500th anniversary of Giovanni Da Verrazzano's discovery of New York Harbor, NIAF held a private screening of the upcoming documentary “Giovanni da Verrazzano: From the Renaissance to New York City” at the Paley Center in NYC!  After the film presentation, guests were treated to a panel discussion featuring the film’s director and...

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Andrea Cerasuoli hasn’t quite been himself since an early April fire torched Ortobello, the beloved Italian joint in Bensonhurst that his father started back in 1974. “I’ve been kind of — I don’t want to say depressed,” Cerasuoli, 48, told The Post on Monday. “But I’ve been feeling down because of the whole fire situation. “I’m not really over the...

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Step inside the new Dalfonso's Italian Imports in the heart of Buffalo's Five Points neighborhood and get swept away in a celebration of food, and family. "I want you to feel comfortable like you are walking into a place that has been here for 50 years," said Jeffrey Dalfonso, the owner and operator, "I guess the inspiration really was my family's...

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The Cultural Italian American Organization will host its annual Feast of St. Joseph the Worker at 5 p.m. Sunday, May 5, in Nacca Hall at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 303 Clark St., Auburn. The annual event celebrates St. Joseph's (San Giuseppe) the Worker Day on May 1. St. Joseph's Day itself is March 19, honoring the foster father of Jesus and kn...

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The press conference for presenting the 400th anniversary of the Feast of Santa Rosalia 1624-2024 took place at the headquarters of the Italian Consulate in New York, attended by the Mayor of the Municipality of Palermo, Roberto Lagalla. This year marks the four-hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the miraculous remains of Santa Rosalia, the...

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