This edition: John's of 12th Street / Cheryl Della Pietra: "Gonzo Girl" / NOIAW Honors Janet DiFiore & Maria T. Vullo
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Original tape date: July 27, 2016. First aired: July 27, 2016.This month’s episode of ITALICS brings us to one of the last baStions of Italian immigrant history in New York City’s East Village. Lucia Grillo talks with Nicky Sitnycky, owner of John’s of 12th Street – a restaurant opened in 1908 that keeps tradition alive while welcoming newbies with updates such as #vegan and #gf.
Cheryl Della Pietra, author of “Gonzo Girl,” talks Hunter S. Thompson and the semi-fictional young Italian American woman, whose first job was as his editorial assistant.
NOIAW, the National Organization of Italian American Women, holds a special celebration honoring the recent appointments of two Italian American women: Janet DiFiore, Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and Chief Judge of New York State, and Maria T. Vullo, Superintendent of The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS).
Guest List
Janet DiFiore Chief Judge, NYS Court of Appeals
Cheryl Della Pietra Author, “Gonzo Girl”
Nicky Sitnycky Owner, John’s of 12th Street
Maria Tamburri Chair, National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW)
Cav. Anthony Julian Tamburri, PhD. Dean & Executive Director, Calandra Institute, Queens College/CUNY
Maria T. Vullo Superintendent, New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS)
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Monday, April 20 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, May 6 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Tuesday, April 21 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 23 - 9:30am
- Thursday, May 7 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Wednesday, April 22 - 9:30am
- Monday, May 11 - 9:30am
- TBA
- Monday, April 27 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, April 28 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, April 29 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 30 - 9:30am
- Monday, May 4 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, May 12 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Tuesday, May 5 - 9:30am
- Thursday, May 14 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Wednesday, May 13 - 9:30am
- Book Launch, PIACE, and a Presepio
- Monday, April 6 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 16 - 9:30am
- Alain Elkann & ILICA
- Thursday, April 2 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, April 15 - 9:30am
- THE VIEW FROM LAKE COMO: CONVERSATION WITH ADRIANA TRIGIANI
- Wednesday, April 1 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, April 14 - 9:30am
- CAFÉ MARS AND CIVITA
- Tuesday, March 31 - 9:30am
- Monday, April 13 - 9:30am
- Emma Stebbins at The Heckscher Museum of Art
- Monday, March 23 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, March 24 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, March 25 - 9:30am
- Thursday, March 26 - 9:30am
- Monday, March 30 - 9:30am
- Thursday, April 9 - 9:30am
- Antonio Tibaldi, Gorgona
- Thursday, March 19 - 9:30am
- Wednesday, April 8 - 9:30am
- Frank Ingrasciotta in Blood Type: Ragu
- Wednesday, March 18 - 9:30am
- Tuesday, April 7 - 9:30am
