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Honoring Italian emigrations after 150 years

Italian emigration to the U.S. was fairly limited until 1870 and unification of Italy, but by 1900 the figure had risen to over 400,000, and in the decade after 1900 over...

Craftsmanship Documented

Italian Americans at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

“DireNapoli.” The visit of Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe to New York to tell the world about his city’s pains and hopes.

This January the Cardinal of Naples Crescenzio Sepe will be in New York, where he will meet the Italian and Italian-American community, personalities of the cultural and artistic...

Andrew Cuomo: Coffee, Tea, or Cappuccino?

Given the unfortunate hot breakfast drink metaphors "Tea Party" and "Coffee Party" that have been brewed to simplify the already simple-minded partisan political debate in...

Blame it on Columbus

This year's reflection on the Columbus Day Parade in New York City has become much more problematic as at least one of the Italian American characters who was proudly marching in...

Why The Stage Name, Tony Denison?

Tony Denison, born Anthony John Sarrero, speaks candidly about his Italian heritage, his mom's sage advice about the neighborhood gangsters and how he became, "Tony Denison."

A Sud del Ponte si ferma il tempo.

Domenica mattina c’era il sole, l’aria fredda tersa e quella bella luce limpida. Avevo una matta voglia di bici e di New York. Di quella Mela intima, solo mia, quella che...

Note di un Runner. Parte Seconda.

Le seconde istantanee del mio aggirarmi rapito nei meandri di Nuiorc. E l'estate incalzava.

Note di un Runner. Parte Prima.

Il primo impatto, non da turista, con la Mela Grande l'ho avuto la scorsa primavera e su questo ritmo sono andato avanti fino a fine estate. Ho iniziato a correre ed osservare...

Young Music Festiva: a Great success

That’s Amore! New Yorkers Show Their Love for Italian Pop Music at the First-Ever Young Italian Music Festival on Wednesday, October 28, 2009

E il concerto di Pino? Ti è piaciuto sì o no? Dipende (aridanghete !!!!).........

Insomma, non sono uscito dall’Apollo proprio soddisfatto, però Pino resta un grande...