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Intro:  I have dedicated this section to the Italian American people for their passion in preserving their traditions and culture and to  past /present residents of Italian Harlem. (East Harlem) Despite  their struggles and despair, living in horrendous  conditions of tenement living amid the crime, filth and disease, the early Italian immigrant worked extremely hard overcoming their  obstacles of discrimination, illiteracy and poverty giving place to a new image of productive and successful Italian American citizens.


   
 
   
 

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These are the dedicated individuals to whom we have to be thankful for, who are keeping the memories of the old neighborhood and traditions alive of the Italian American people in East Harlem.

Miriam Medina

  Miriam Medina, is the website Administrator of thehistorybox.com and author of the "Mimi Speaks Blogspot". She was born and raised in East Harlem (known then as Italian Harlem) and lived at 1791 Lexington Avenue between 111th and 112th street.  Having nieces and nephews of Italian descent, Miriam has dedicated this section to the Italian American people for their passion in preserving their traditions and culture. Read her memoir of the old neighborhood on the Neighborhood page. She is an active member of the following societies: The New York Historical Society, Urban History Association, American Association for State and Local History, the National Law Center On Homelessness and Poverty, the National Council for History Education ,The Foundation For the National Archives , National Associate Member of the Smithsonian Institute and  Member of the National Italian American Foundation.

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Al Guerra

  Forty-three year old , Italian American first generation, Al Guerra, grew up in East Harlem, who followed the feast every summer. Although He currently lives in Florida with his wife and three children, he still travels to East Harlem every year for the Feast. Al Guerra has managed to put together a fascinating website about the Feast of Mt. Carmel .This is a wonderful website dedicated to the people who helped make this great festive tradition possible. This website portrays a yearly tradition that has been in existence among the Italian Immigrants since 1881 and will continue to exist even into the future. Lots of research , photos and valuable historical information has been invested by its webmaster in the preparation of this website. A definite must see. Please visit their photo gallery for pictures of the feast.
 

Bobby Maida

  Another important website which I would like to mention that is dedicated to Italian Traditions, the Giglio di San Antonio in East Harlem, which is an Italian Festa in continium since the early 19th century. Bob Maida, who is an active member and photographer of the East Harlem Giglio Society has done a fantastic job of providing pictures, current as well as historical which can be viewed by the public. Bobby also helps promote the festival. Here is the link to the Giglio Society of East Harlem. Photo Gallery

Thank you Bobby.

Visit Bobby's East Harlem Website, a fantastic worthwhile learning experience of visual arts and information.

Charles DeMonte

 

Charles DeMonte was born in East Harlem, New York. Known and loved by all his friends from the old neighborhood, as Charlie D, he has developed a fantastic site in such a short period of time that has been overwhelmed with past and present residents  visiting and talking about the good old days in East Harlem., once known as "Italian Harlem."  Through Charlie's website "The Old Neighborhood Online" he has enabled people to reconnect with each other on a daily basis. Charlie expresses his thanks to the Giglio Boys and the East Harlem Reunions for revitalizing the spirit of East Harlem. Thanks Charlie for the memories.  M.M.

Bruscianese  Passenger  List  to America

Many families from the town of Brusciano, Italy migrated to East Harlem, NY to start anew with other families and friends that came before them. Although these Immigrants brought little with them on their 30-day long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in the tight confines of the boat, what they did carry with them were their beloved traditions. For the people of Brusciano, this included the yearly Dance of the Giglio Festival in honor of Sant’Antonio.

Upon their arrival, the Italian immigrants of East 106th Street in East Harlem decided to initiate their beloved traditions by building a Giglio and dancing it in the ‘New World’. The Festival on 106th Street grew for many years becoming one of the largest street fairs in America.

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Per favore, se qualcuno avesse un antenato in Brusciano e il loro nome non è incluso in tali elenchi di lettere A-G si prega di contattare: miriam@thehistorybox.com modo che io possa cercare il loro record di arrivo. Grazie tanto.

NOTE: Please if anyone had an ancestor in Brusciano and their name is not included on these lists of Letters A-G please contact: miriam@thehistorybox.com so I can search for their record of arrival. Thank you so much.

 

September 11, 2001 A Day To Remember

"Honoring the Memory of 9/11’s Victims and 343 FDNY’s Most Bravest Fire-fighters."

 

New York City's history of over 350 years deserves attention as one of the world's most magnificent cities, studied for its steady and rapid growth, its material prosperity and its generous representation of diverse ethnic groups and religion. New York City has unmatched theaters and museums and architecture. It is the financial center of the United States--some say the world--, as well as the hub of American advertising, fashion, publishing, and radio television broadcasting. It is the concentrate of industry, trade, communication, entertainment, sports, and arts. It has a positive effect on the creative abilities of its inhabitants. New York is definitely not one of the natural wonders of the world: Millions visit the city each year to see what humans, not nature, can achieve.

A perfect example of this was a specific project for a World Trade Center complex to be constructed. These plans for the WTC were unveiled by principal architect Minoru Yamasaki in 1964, which consisted of 15 million square feet distributed among seven buildings. Groundbreaking for the construction of the WTC took place on August 5, 1966. The two identical towers--at 1368 and 1362 feet and 110 stories each became the tallest skyscrapers in the world until they were surpassed by the Sears Tower in 1974. The total cost to the Port Authority when the twin towers was completed was circa $900 million. The World Trade Center including the Twin Towers, and four other buildings were officially opened on April 4, 1973."The complex was located in the heart of New York City's downtown financial district and contained 13.4 million square feet of office space. The Twin towers was once home to approximately 50,000 employees until that fatal day of September 11, 2001, where 2,750 people perished including 343 firemen.

It began as a beautiful clear sunny morning that catastrophic day of September 11, 2001 when suddenly the sky turned into an endless darkness from the ominous columns of fire and smoke filling the air of lower Manhattan. Horrified spectators watched in disbelief the simultaneous intentional crashing of two hijacked commercial airliners by terrorists, into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Everyone on board was killed as well as those who never had a chance as they were saturated in flames dying instantly at their desks in the moment of impact. The high-speed crashes exploded into  huge fireballs of flame and smoke, releasing blazing jet fuel, engulfing both towers in a fiery inferno. Flames raced throughout the maze of hallways and stairwells inside the buildings. Terrified trapped people in a panic would leap to their sudden and violent death. Within two hours both towers collapsed, an avalanche of concrete and steel, crushing floors and  victims below throwing enormous clouds of debris to great distances. Thick smoke from the intense inferno quickly filled the atmosphere making breathing difficult. Tornado clouds from the collapsing towers barreled through the streets of the financial district  as people began running for their lives, choking in the dust, seeking a safe haven from its terrifying path. Those that were not able to escape succumbed to the inevitable debris ash filling their lungs.

September 11, 2001, an unforgettable day in the history of the United States, will be forever etched in our hearts and memory as the day that Three hundred and Forty three members of New York City's Fire Department died while making every attempt to rescue those trapped in the devastating flames of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York. Courageous firefighters risking their own personal safety as they advanced toward the burning buildings, rushing up stairwells filled with smoke and jet fuel, with no regard for their own safety in search of survivors who never materialized. The number of fallen firefighters was staggering. Entire companies were lost. These were single and family men of all educational levels and ethnic backgrounds, dedicated to their intense passion of saving lives. The pain, the suffering, the anxiety, and cries of anguish of those they left behind, was inconsolable, as the clock ticked away to hours, days, and weeks hoping and praying that somehow they would not find the bodies or charred remains to match the names and faces they held in their hands. The emotional turmoil was overwhelming as rescuers desperately sifted incessantly through the horrifying twisted wreckage of steel and cement. The shock of discovery would hurl the families unexpectedly into a bottomless grief.

New York City is a metropolis of substantial magnitude, where great tension, irritability and outright hostility exists. Nonetheless it took a horrendous disaster like 9/11 to awaken the spirit of unity among the citizens of the city and the entire nation, bringing everyone together as one mind, soul and spirit mourning and comforting each other in their losses despite their differences, ethnic backgrounds or religion. It was this terrible tragedy that initiated endless acts of kindness demonstrated by compassionate New Yorkers. It was a catastrophe of historic proportions, that prompted the response of 343 heroic fire-fighters who gave their lives so others may live.

Although nine years have since passed, yet for many the powerful memories are still fresh. My prayers go out to the families and friends of these courageous fire-fighters, who will endure an emptiness that may never be filled in. .

May these brave fallen heroes of 9/11 be forever remembered in our hearts.

Fallen Firefighters: New York City's Finest

List of victims who perished by name


Miriam Medina

Numerous permanent memorials have been established as a tribute to the innocent victims and heroes of 9/11 demonstrating their sympathy to the American people and their opposition to the revolting acts of terrorism. Brusciano, Italy has dedicated their largest public square as "Piazza XI Settembre," a symbol in spreading the values of peace and international solidarity between peoples and cultures.

See: Brusciano, Italy Remembers the Innocent Victims of 9/11

Photo Credit. http://www.carefulthought.com/images-of-9-11-2?nggpage=3

 

 

Bruscianese Felice Giannino author of the collection of poems, songs and memoirs entitled "Land of the Artists," has passed away. Felice Giannino was  one of the greatest artistic contributor of lyrics and ballads to the Feast of the Giglio in Brusciano, Italy.   His  were the songs that the festivity masters would turn to each year.

For a beautiful  Eulogy written by Dr. Antonio Castaldo please click here  for the English Version.    

Clicca qui per leggere la memoria scritta di dott. Antonio Castaldo.

  

 

On August 4, 2010 I received a press release from my journalist friend Dr. Antonio Castaldo, of Brusciano, Italy which conveyed greetings and best wishes to the Feast of the Giglio of Sant'Antonio in East Harlem, New York with also a reference to Miriam Medina, Bobby Maida Phil Bruno, and the entire Italian Community of East Harlem, from the Mayor Dr. Angelo Antonio Romano, President of the Giglio Feast Commission, Nicola Di Maio and President of City Council, Antonio Di Palma. I would like to share this press release with you which I have translated into English for your benefit..

 

The Mayor of Brusciano, Italy Dr. Angelo Antonio Romano

Press Release: August 4, 2010

"Best wishes are extended from the Administration and City Council of Brusciano to the Feast of the Giglio of Sant' Antonio in East Harlem, New York."

Since the commencement of the last century on the initiative of Bruscianese emigrants was born in New York in the neighborhood of East Harlem the "Giglio Feast of Sant' Antonio. Even today, the third and fourth generations born to these undaunted immigrants practice the Feast of the Giglio along with Brusciano in memory of their ancestors and of distant Brusciano.
 

This week, such festive event will be repeated from August 5-8. To the organizers and the "Giglio Society" are expressed with this statement best wishes and fraternal greetings on behalf of the entire Community of Brusciano through Mayor, Dr. Angelo Antonio Romano, President of the Giglio Feast Commission, Nicola Di Maio, and  President of City Council, Antonio Di Palma.

There are many innovations that have been coming out in the course of studies, research, professional contacts and sincere friendship between Antonio Castaldo, sociologist and journalist, head of the Press Office of the City of Brusciano, and Miriam Medina researcher and founder of the American history website http://thehistorybox.com/ : Bob Maida webmaster of www.eastharlemgiglio.com and Phil Bruno descendant of the Vivolo Family that immigrated to the United States in the early part of 1900. Just one member of this family, Rocco Vivolo began circa 100 years ago, the Feast of the Giglio of Sant' Antonio in East Harlem, New York. Another historical capoparanza (leader of the lifters) figure in America is that of Angelo Granata New York 1917-2001) last of nine children of parents Annunziata and Antonio who left Brusciano in the early part of 1900. This leader is remembered for his devotion to the saint and for his technical capacity in managing the ballad of the Giglio of Sant'Antonio in the Feast of Gigli in America.

The head of the press office, Antonio Castaldo, informed Mayor Dr. Angelo Antonio Romano, President of City Council, Antonio Di Palma and the President of the Feast of the Gigli of Brusciano, Nicola Di Maio of this event suggesting the sending of an Institutional greeting. This morning August 4, 2010, at the beginning of the City Council meeting there was a salutation to the Italian American community celebrating this weekend in New York, with the Giglio of Sant'Antonio di Padova. Here is the text read by President Antonio Di Palma:

"GREETINGS AND BEST WISHES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL

TO THE FEAST OF THE GIGLIO DI SANT' ANTONIO DI PADOVA IN THE USA

TO THE "GIGLIO SOCIETY" AND

TO THE ITALIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF EAST HARLEM.

We express our brotherly greeting and warm best wishes to the organizers, civil and religious authorities and to the Italian American Community of East Harlem, New York among which are many Bruscianese whose ancestors started the Feast of the Giglio di Sant'Antonio di Padova in America. The pride of historical affiliation and shared cultural and religious symbols binds us in time for centuries despite the geographical distance. So with the embrace of the whole Brusciano Community.

Responsible for this press release:  Dr.  Antonio Castaldo Tel. 081.5218249 Fax 081. 5190191 e-mail: stampa@comune.brusciano.na.it     

 

 Letter of acknowledgement from the Mayor and City Council of Brusciano, Italy .

(Pending English Translation by Miriam Medina)

UFFICIO STAMPA E COMUNICAZIONE DEL COMUNE DI BRUSCIANO
Responsabile dott. Antonio Castaldo Tel. 081.5218249 Fax 081. 5190191 e-mail:
stampa@comune.brusciano.na.it

 

 

Press Release: August 24, 2010

"Best wishes have been expressed to the Municipality of Brusciano for their 135th edition of the Feast of the Gigli  from the American website "www.thehistorybox.com" by Miriam Medina on behalf of the Giglio Society of East Harlem, New York.

During the City Council's last session which was held on August 4th, Antonio Di Palma, President of the Council expressed, on behalf of Mayor Dr. Angelo Antonio Romano, the municipal administration, municipal councilors and the entire Bruscianese community, good wishes for the Feast of the Giglio of  Sant'Antonio in East Harlem, New York, which is about one hundred years held at the initiative of the descendants of the Bruscianese immigrants in the USA in partnership with the Italian American community.

In today's mail a letter of thanks was received from Miriam Medina, a researcher of social history and founder of the website "thehistorybox.com" which houses among the others, a section devoted to Italian Americans in East Harlem and a useful contact with Italy communicated through the Press Office of the City of Brusciano.

Here is the text of the letter:

"To the Courteous Attention of: Mayor, Dr. Angelo Antonio Romano; President of City Council, Antonio Di Palma; President of the Feast of the Giglio Commission, Nicola Di Maio; Honourable Members of the Administration and City Council; Director of the Press Office; Antonio Castaldo; The Gigli Association and the entire Community of Brusciano;

I would like to express to all of you, on behalf of myself, Bob Maida, Phil Bruno; the Giglio Society; the organizers of the Feast of the Giglio of Sant'Antonio di Padova in East Harlem, New York; civil and religious authorities; as well as the entire Italian community of East Harlem and New York; our greatest appreciation for your warm Institutional greeting and good wishes which you have kindly sent us. We trust that despite the geographical distance, we will continue to preserve the pride of historical affiliation as well as share in cultural and religious symbols for years to come.
And for the 135th edition of the Feast of the Gigli of Brusciano we reciprocate the greeting.
Good wishes to all of you and to the jubilant Bruscianese Community.
Once again, thank you. Good Feast of the Gigli at Brusciano.

                                                                                                           Founder of the website "thehistorybox.com
                                                                                                   Miriam Medina

Mayor, Dr. Angelo Antonio Romano has expressed "the most vivid thanks and fraternal greetings from all of Brusciano to the Italian American Community and Bruscianese descendants that have carried in their hearts the symbols of faith and in the social and  cultural practices the ancient tradition of the Giglio for Sant'Antonio di Padova.

UFFICIO STAMPA E COMUNICAZIONE DEL COMUNE DI BRUSCIANO
Responsabile dott. Antonio Castaldo Tel. 081.5218249 Fax 081. 5190191 e-mail:
stampa@comune.brusciano.na.it

 

Letter sent to  Mayor Dr. Angelo Antonio Romano and City Council of Brusciano, Italy from the Giglio Society's Board of Directors expressing best wishes for their feast of the Gigli di Sant'Antonio, August 25-31, 2010.

TO THE COURTEOUS ATTENTION OF:

Sindaco,  Angelo Antonio Romano;

Presidente del Consiglio Comunale, Antonio Di Palma;

Presidente della Commissione Festa del Giglio, Nicola Di Maio;

Signori Membri dell’Amministrazione e del Consiglio Comunale;

Responsabile Ufficio Stampa, Antonio Castaldo;

Associazioni dei Gigli ed Intera Comunità di Brusciano;

 

COMUNE DI BRUSCIANO-NAPOLI- ITALIA

The Board of Directors/Capo Paranzas (Paul DelliCarpini, Victor Dellicurti, Frank Fazzalari, Peter Fazzalari, James Nunziata, Dominick Russello, Thomas Russo, Frank Uvenio, Frank Uvenio Jr and John Zangaglia) and all the Members of The Giglio Society of East Harlem wish to extend our warmest greetings to everyone in Brusciano. We hope that your upcoming Feast and the Dancing of the Gigli di Sant' Antonio  August 25-31, 2010 proves to be a great success for all of you.

As you know, the origin of the Feast of the Giglio di Sant' Antonio in America can be traced back to immigrants from Brusciano who migrated to East 106th Street in East Harlem in the early 1900's. What they brought with them to the new country was their pride and devotion to the Giglio. It should be noted that the largest Italian American community in the history of America was in the East Harlem section of Manhattan. Many Italians migrated from different parts of Italy to this neighborhood. Shortly after the Annual Feasts began, the Italians from these different parts of Italy also embraced the Giglio tradition. Today, we can definitely state that the Feast has participation from descendents of immigrants from each and every region in Italy.

We have the same passion, devotion and pride in Dancing the Giglio di Sant' Antonio today as did the early immigrants from Bruscian0. We are very proud to state that we build a truly authentic Giglio in America from a size, height, and adornment of the face perspective. We also build the entire structure in wood.

We once again wish to extend our warmest wishes to everyone in Brusciano and would like to send our most sincerest regards to everyone in Brusciano.


Buon Festa..........e' Viva Sant' Antonio !!!

 

Note: Letter in Italian will be posted here after released to the Italian Press

Best of Italian Harlem

Webmaster of the "Giglio Society of East Harlem"

Photographer: Bobby Maida of the Giglio Society and Feasts

Note:  I had the pleasure of meeting  Bobby Maida in person at this year's feast which I attended with members of my family "The Giglio Feast of Sant' Antonio in East Harlem, New York . It was amazing the energy that this man projected non-stop as he moved  here, there, everywhere taking pictures of everything going on in the feast. When you look at the amount of excellent pictures that he took this year as well as in other years, displayed on his website, he is to be highly recommended. May we all appreciate his hardworking dedication, and passion to preserving the traditions and cultural history of the Italian heritage. Memories of the feast are only vivid to those who experience them. And for those who missed the opportunity of attending the 2010 feast, you can view those pictures at:  Bobby Maida's Feast Photos .  A round of applause for the best of East Harlem, New York.

Miriam Medina
From the Old Neighborhood of Italian Harlem
Lexington Ave.between a hun'twelve and a hun'leven.
 

                                                        

Best of Brusciano, Italy

Dr. Antonio Castaldo

Sociologist, Journalist and Head of the Press Office in Brusciano, Italy

Note: I would like to express appreciation on behalf of the people of Italian Harlem, New York and myself for the steady flow of information, which Dr.  Castaldo has  so kindly provided  since August, 2009, keeping us abreast of everything, thus preserving and strengthening the connection between the descendants of Brusciano and their beloved ancestral roots. I am honored to professionally know Dr. Castaldo.  Many of you are aware that around the turn of the century, many families from Brusciano, Italy migrated to East Harlem , New York bringing their beloved traditions, culture, language and religion which included the yearly Dance of the Giglio Festival in honor of Sant' Antonio. This is where the history of Brusciano, Italy and the history of Italian Harlem are inter-twined. Many Italian Americans have their roots in Brusciano, Italy. I am glad that through my website and blog, I have been able to be useful in the interchange of information between Italy and East Harlem, New York. At the moment, Brusciano, Italy is now celebrating their "Feast of the Gigli in honor of Sant'Antonio di Padova, August 25-31. Our journalist friend will be providing interesting news and pictures on this event, which will be posted to the Brusciano Information Page. A warm round of applause for Dr. Antonio Castaldo,  the best of Brusciano, Italy.

Visit the Brusciano, Italy Page

Miriam Medina
Founder of the History Box.com
Mimispeaksblogspot.com

 

This Board is for Announcements Concerning Upcoming Events and news exchanged between Italy and USA, for The Italian Community of Past and Present Residents of East Harlem. If you have anything to contribute, feel free to send it to me, so I may post it.

The National Italian American Foundation
1860-19th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
(202) 387-0600    

NIAF 35th ANNIVERSARY
October 23, 2010
GALA NOTICE

The NIAF Washington Gala is part of a two-day convention (October 22-23) in the nation's capital that includes other special receptions, entertainment and seminars. Your participation guarantees that NIAF will continue to serve as a unified voice for the Italian American community. The NIAF's mission is dedicated to preserving and promoting the heritage and culture of Italy and Americans of Italian descent while offering educational and youth programs including scholarships, grants, heritage travel and mentoring to prepare individuals to assume their roles as future leaders.

Please note that individual tickets and tables are scaled from $400 to $2,500 each based on location. These seats are proportionally discounted for early registrants.

For more information contact Jerry Jones at jerry@niaf.org

 

 

 

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I have reserved this section for  Dr. Antonio Castaldo, Head of the Press Office in Brusciano, Naples, Italy. Dr. Castaldo from time to time, will be sending me articles  to keep the Italian Community in New York and Elsewhere updated on current news and upcoming events that may occur in Brusciano, Naples, Italy.  I will be translating it into English.

        The Italian Niche  (Where everything Italian/Italian-American Goes)

This is a new addition to my blog "Mimi Speaks" for the benefit of Italians and Italian Americans. My objective is to stimulate interest in Italian culture, arts, traditions and much more. There will be articles in both languages, music and other interesting topics that will be published from time to time for all visitors. If you have anything you would like to contribute, please send it to me for my review.

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To contact: miriammedina@earthlink.net or miriam@thehistorybox.com

 

 

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The Wonders of Ancient Italy
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Castles & Palaces of Italy
Clothing & Dress 1200-1800s
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BRUSCIANESE  PASSENGER  LIST

July 18, 2010

WORK  IN  PROGRESS:  Besides providing you with current News/Events from Brusciano,Italy which I receive from Dr. Antonio Castaldo, Journalist and head of the Brusciano Press Office, which I have been translating into English for your benefit,  I am also creating a list of Bruscianese Passengers that immigrated to America via Ellis Island, from Brusciano, italy , during the end of the 19th century up until 1924. I am dedicating this list to the descendants of these passengers. I have done extensive research to locate these names, so far I have about 500. If anyone would like to share any information on this, I would greatly appreciate it.  This list will be placed in the Immigration section of Italian Harlem.  To View: Table  of  Contents
   

March 16, 2010

Cruisin' Through the 50s (see below for links to pages)
   

February 14, 2010

Slaves in the Trenches 1888 (Italians who worked like slaves and lived like pigs for little or no pay.)  Posted to the Italian Community Page.
   

February 9, 2010

An essay written by Miriam Medina "Assimilation: The Early Italian Immigrant's Dilemma." Posted to The Italian Niche section on Mimi Speaks blog.
   

   

 

Play this song to get the feel for the 50s

 

 

Cruisin' the 50s #1 Teen Fashion Trends , Doo-Woppin' , Greaser Slang, Rebellious Youth of the Swinging 50s.
Cruisin' the 50s #2 Cruisin' the 50s in East Harlem, Italian Harlem
Cruisin' the 50s #2a The Latin Flavor of  East Harlem's 50s,  Spanish Harlem
Cruisin' the 50s #3 Greasers Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
Cruisin' the 50s #4 Cruisin' the 50s with the Champ (Rocky Marciano)
Cruisin' the 50s #5 Cruisin' the 50s Sports
Cruisin' the 50s #6 Cruisin' with the Crooners (Frank Sinatra, etc.)
Cruisin' the 50s #7 Come On Baby....Let's Rock and Roll
Cruisin' the 50s #8 America's Favorite Pastime of the 50s (Television)
   

 

 The Neighborhood

Blogs to visit, memories, learn about italian Harlem and its historical and  infamous past. Many articles to read.
The Italian Immigration Page

Causes and effects of the Italian Immigration to America. There are also you-tubes in italian with English sub-titles, reflecting on this.
Worship/Religious Feasts

Read about the Religious Feasts, of the Italian Community. You-tubes of the Giglio  Feasts in East Harlem and elsewhere, pictures of the Feast of Mt. Carmel. A worthwhile page visit
Mangia, Mangia

Ummmmmmm.....delizioso. Learn how to cook Italian food from an Italian Nonna.
Music Gallery of Past/Present Italian and Italian American performers.

I suggest you find yourself a comfortable chair and serve yourself a cup of steaming espresso or a glass of good wine. Enjoy the music.
In Memory Of

Famous Italian performers whose music meant so much to us.
Italian Humor

you-tubes and other interesting jokes. Very funny.
Italian Community

 Articles and weblinks of Italians elsewhere in New York.
Italian Harlem Message Board

A place to share memories about the old neighborhood. You can comment on Twitter or e-mail me, and it will be posted.
Bobby Maida's East Harlem

On the blog is a link to Bobby's website. Pictures, you-tubes etc. a worthwhile visit. Don't miss it.
Al Guerra's "Our Lady of Mount Carmel of East Harlem website.

On the blog is a link to Al's website: this is also a must see.
   
 

 

 

 

The Italian Tribune Newspaper
 

 

 NIAF
The National Italian American Foundation

Become a member and help support the NIAF defend the Italian American culture and heritage. Let your voice be heard. Where there is Unity, there is strength.

 

 


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