The day after the All-Star Game 5K in Prospect Park, the Federation of Italian-American Organizations of Queens held their 25th annual 2013 5K Run/Walk Against Drug Abuse in Astoria. Although this event did not draw the nearly 5,000 runners that the All-Star Game race did, it certainly did attract a dedicated community, from local running groups to...

In recognition of National Pizza Month this October, Birra Moretti USA is giving fans a chance to win the Ultimate Pizza Experience. The grand prize winner will receive a three day, two night trip to enjoy the best pizza New York City has to offer. The trip for two includes an Ultimate Pizza Crawl to authentic pizzerias that feature Birra Moretti,...

Dec 4th, 2013 - 8:00 PM - Theatre 80 St. Marks Place, NYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0Sbc-v-C8   Dear Friends, We are happy to invite you to partake in the launching of italytheater and its first show, Born Liars. The show, written by Laurence Cantor and directed by Vittorio Capotorto, will begin airing in April 2014 in NYC.&nb...

Compagnia de' Colombari is pleased to announce their one-night-only benefit event Spring Serata 2014 Monday, April 28th at 6 p.m. at The Woolworth Tower Kitchen (9 Barclay Street, New York, NY 10279). Tickets are $150. For more information visit www.colombari.org.   Creating spectacle wherever they go, Compagnia de' Colombari launches its an...

You Are Invited to Celebrate the Spring Launch of Uomo Moderno, the Premiere Men's Fashion & Lifestyle Magazine from Italy! Hosted by Designer Domenico Vacca. Organized by Herbert Fox Productions, In collaboration with New York Italians   Special Guests: Director Laura Caparrotti & Cast of the...

After first opening in 1998, Lidia's KC near Union Station plans to remodel its dining room later this year. The Italian restaurant, owned by famous chef Lidia Bastianich, is based off her flagship restaurant Felidia in New York City.   Her daughter Tanya Bastianich Manuali gave us a tour of Felidia in midtown Manhattan while her mother was...

The Italian family has been a quintessential subject for scholarly research and creative work in Italy and among various diasporic communities, with matters relating to children and youth receiving significant exploration.   In the United States, notable inquiries concerning youth issues include sociologist William Foote Whyte...

This event is organized in collaboration with Gibney Anthony & Flaherty llp. The panel will cover the various U.S. visa options, both temporary and permanent, for Scientists and Artists. It will include a detailed discussion of basic visa criteria as well as practical tips on how to plan for one's immigration journey in the United States. &nbs...

By Lore Croghan Carroll Gardens is way less Italian than in decades past. Everybody knows that.   Still, traces of la bella Italia remain among neighborhood merchants. Where else does the Dunkin' Donuts have a patio for customer seating with a grape arbor to provide shade and a statue of the Infant Jesus in St. Joseph's arms? America R...

Rosanna Chiofalo is the author of Bella Fortuna and Carissima. A first-generation Italian American whose parents emigrated from Sicily to New York in the early 1960s, Chiofalo has worked for over 20 years as a copywriter and copy director for several New York City publishers.   Her latest book, Stella Mia (Kensington Books) is set to be rele...