Former Garment Worker Immortalized with Statue at Italian-American Museum
October 11, 2024By Katie Vasquez A row of family photos is proudly displayed at Maria Pulsone’s Queens home. “I’m very happy for my family. […]
Topic: Italian-Americans
Final Resting Place: Murdered Activist’s Grave Gets Headstone
October 23, 2023by Katie Vasquez One by one, people left red carnations at the new headstone of Pietro “Pete” Panto at St. Charles-Resurrection Cemeteries […]
Pop-Up Exhibit in New York City Gives Special Insight into Mother Cabrini’s Life
July 15, 2021By Emily Drooby Tucked away at the St. Frances Cabrini Shrine in northern Manhattan, there is a room filled with relics of […]
Dancing in the Streets of Williamsburg as the Giglio Lift Makes its Triumphant Return
July 12, 2021By Emily Drooby and Bill Miller WILLIAMSBURG — Dominic and Michael Franco had certainly been out of their comfort zone, and they […]
Eleven-Year-Old Walks Thousands of Miles in Europe to Visit Grandmother During Pandemic
October 28, 2020Currents News Staff Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go! We all know the nursery rhyme, but […]
Honoring Mother Cabrini in Battery Park: Remembering the Catholic Saint’s Compassion for All People
October 12, 2020Currents News Staff The dedication of a new statue honoring St. Frances Xavier Cabrini comes as a happy ending after some controversy […]
Statues Are Coming Down Across America. Is New York’s Columbus Circle Next?
June 22, 2020Currents News Staff Statues that stood for years are crashing down around America. Next to be removed is Theodore Roosevelt’s statue outside […]
Local Artist Hopes to Create New NYC Statue Honoring Mother Cabrini
November 14, 2019By Emily Drooby Local artist Scott LoBaido, who dreams of a full-sized version of a Mother Cabrini sculpture one day gracing the […]
De Blasio Calls Move to Honor Mother Cabrini a ‘Manufactured Controversy’
October 15, 2019By Tim Harfmann Laura Eng, a Brooklyn resident and one of many Catholics outraged over the Mother Cabrini statue controversy, turned her […]
Mother Cabrini Statue in Sight, Italian-Americans Rally for Heritage and Faith
October 14, 2019By Emily Drooby and Andrew Pugliese MANHATTAN — After marching in the Columbus Day Parade on Oct. 14, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced […]