INFINITO: A Translation Marathon
- Literature
Celebrating Leopardi’s poem with Jonathan Galassi, Luigi Ballerini, and NYU students
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Web Series
Nuova York: Hidden in Plain Sight
A brand new web-series produced by New York University’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò that focuses on the many Italian landmarks that can be found in New York.
S02E05: E. Rossi & Company (Little Italy)
E. Rossi & Company store
Location: 193 Grand St. (Little Italy, Manhattan)
Established: 1910
Hosted by: Stephen Cerulli, Secretary, Italian Enclaves Historical Society
Ernest Rossi, Owner, E. Rossi & Company
Videography by Eugenio Pizzorno
Released on March 27, 2025
S02E05: E. Rossi & Company (Little Italy)
S02E05: E. Rossi & Company (Little Italy)
E. Rossi & Company store
Location: 193 Grand St. (Little Italy, Manhattan)
Established: 1910
Hosted by: Stephen Cerulli, Secretary, Italian Enclaves Historical Society
Ernest Rossi, Owner, E. Rossi & Company
Videography by Eugenio Pizzorno
Released on March 27, 2025
S02E04: Banca Commerciale Italiana Building (East Harlem)
S02E04: Banca Commerciale Italiana Building (East Harlem)
Banca Commerciale Italiana Building
Location: 2256 2nd Ave, 116th St, East Harlem
Banca Commerciale Italiana Trust Co. Active: 1924-1939
Hosted by: Stefano Albertini, NYU
Franco Baldasso, Bard College
Released: March 13, 2025
S02E03: Statue of Mazzini
S02E03: Statue of Mazzini
Bust of Giuseppe Mazzini
Location: Sheep Meadow, Central Park, Manhattan (at 67th Street)
Sculptor: Giovanni Turini (1841-1899)
Dedication: 1878
Hosted by: Stefano Albertini, NYU
Released on February 20, 2025
S02E02: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto
S02E02: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Grotto
The Grotto of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Location: 36 Amity St., Staten Island
Construction beginning: 1937
Added to the National Register of Historic Places: 2000
Hosted by:
Stefano Albertini, NYU
Joseph Sciorra, CUNY
Mike De Cataldo, Treasurer, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society
Released on February 6, 2025
S02E01: The Church of St. Anthony of Padua
S02E01: The Church of St. Anthony of Padua
Church location: 154 Sullivan St.
Dedicated: 1866 (completed in 1888)
Hosted by:
Stefano Albertini, NYU
Michael Corcione, OFM – Pastor, St. Anthony of Padua Church
Released: December 20, 2024
S01E12: Bethesda Fountain Sculpture (Angel of the Waters)
S01E12: Bethesda Fountain Sculpture (Angel of the Waters)
Bethesda Fountain Sculpture
Designer: Emma Stebbins
Fountain location: Central Park, Manhattan
Completed: 1873
Hosted by
Maria Teresa Cometto, journalist
Author of “Emma and the Angel of Central Park” (Bordighera Press, 2023)
Released on May 13, 2024
S01E11: Tiro a Segno Club
S01E11: Tiro a Segno Club
Tiro a Segno
Club location: 77 MacDougal St.
Founded: 1888
Hosted by Stefano Albertini, NYU
John Vincenti, Vice President of Operations, Tiro a Segno
Released: May 2, 2024
S01E10: Statue of Verrazzano
S01E10: Statue of Verrazzano
Sculpture of Giovanni da Verrazzano
Sculptor: Ettore Ximenes
Statue location: Battery Park, Lower Manhattan
Dedicated: October 9, 1909
Hosted by
Stefano Albertini, NYU
Videography by
Eugenio Pizzorno
Motion Design
Dan Arnklit
Released on April 17, 2024
on the 500th anniversary of Verrazzano’s arrival in what is now New York Bay
S01E09: Saint Frances Cabrini Shrine
S01E09: Saint Frances Cabrini Shrine
Saint Frances Cabrini Shrine
Architect: De Sina & Pellegrino Firm
Shrine location: 701 Fort Washington Ave
Completed in 1959
Hosted by
Stefano Albertini, NYU
Julia Attaway, Executive Director, Cabrini Shrine
Released: April 4, 2024
S01E08: Statue of Dante
S01E08: Statue of Dante
Statue of Dante
Sculptor: Ettore Ximenes
Statue location: Dante Park, West 63rd Street
Dedicated: September 14, 1921
Hosted by Stefano Albertini, NYU
S01E07: Charging Bull (the Bull of Wall Street)
S01E07: Charging Bull (the Bull of Wall Street)
“Charging Bull” a.k.a. “Bull of Wall Street” a.k.a. “Bowling Green Bull”
Sculptor: Arturo Di Modica
Statue location: Evacuation Day Plaza, Financial District
Installed: December 20, 1989
Hosted by Chiara Basso, NYU
S01E06: The Statue of Verdi (Verdi Square)
S01E06: The Statue of Verdi (Verdi Square)
Outdoor Sculpture of Giuseppe Verdi
Sculptor: Pasquale Civiletti
Statue location: Verdi Square (Amsterdam Ave btw. 72nd and 73rd St)
Dedicated: October 12, 1906
Hosted by Stefano Albertini, NYU