50 years ago, as the United States was preparing to celebrate its bicentennial, a group founded the Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Parade Committee.
Undocumented Irish residents, many in the U.S. on deferred status, are being rounded up and deported, often during their check-ins with ICE.
Tell me a bit about yourself and how you ended up at Irish Haven. I’m Irish-American. I went to university in upstate New York and
May the luck of the Irish be with them all! The 2023 Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade honorees are looking forward to celebrating the
On March 17, the world celebrates the feast day of St. Patrick, a zealous British bishop of the fifth century who became famous for spreading Christianity
After a year’s hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the “luck of the Irish” prevailed as people converged on Coney Island to celebrate Irish pride
“New York is known for its summer street festivals,” said Carlo Scissura, president and CEO at New York Building Congress and 2018 grand marshal of
The urban legend of the waterway being used as a final resting place isn’t entirely false.
BENSONHURST — For one young Bensonhurst-born actor, having the opportunity to appear in “The Irishman” was both exciting and “nerve-wracking.” Dominick LaRuffa, Jr., who plays one of Joe Colombo’s sons
Ralph Perfetto finds second career as actor If you watch the hit movie “The Irishman,” starring Hollywood heavyweights Robert DiNiro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci, you’ll see Ralph Perfetto playing
Some scenes of the mob flick were filmed at New Corner restaurant in Dyker Heights back in late 2017.
DYKER HEIGHTS — Brooklynites have enthusiastically welcomed director Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated film “The Irishman” — which was finally released on Netflix on Wednesday, Nov. 27 — in part because
When the Great Famine hit Ireland in 1845, droves of Irish immigrants journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean to New York City in search of a better life, bringing with them
A Bensonhurst actor got a big break with legendary director Martin Scorsese’s latest film “The Irishman.” Dominick LaRuffa Jr., who has loved to act since he was a child, landed
A beloved Dyker Heights restaurant has received the Hollywood treatment. Colandrea New Corner Restaurant, 7201 Eighth Avenue, which opened its doors in 1936 as a one room pizzeria, was selected
Legendary director Martin Scorsese will be filming a new movie shortly and is looking for extras of Italian-American extraction to be a part of it. The film, called “The Irishman,” a
Some major changes are coming to the Great Irish Fair. The 35th Annual Great Irish Fair of New York – typically held in the parking lot of Coney Island’s MCU
Closing out the summer with some festive fun, State Senator Marty Golden, in partnership with the Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade, will host Irish Night – an annual tradition
The Slope was alive with the sound of bagpipes. Tradition took over Park Slope on Sunday, March 20, as the 41st Annual Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Parade commenced, this year, honoring
Although Brooklyn’s annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade hangs a little over a month away on the calendar, parade participant’s feet are are already in swing. On February 6, Bay Ridge’s
The green was in full swing on Sunday, March 15 as the Irish American Parade Committee celebrated a milestone 40 years together at this year’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade,
Founded in 1975, Brooklyn’s Irish American Parade Committee is celebrating a milestone 40 years of parades! The group, which always holds the parade on the third Sunday in March, kicked
The well has run dry for the Killarney Pub, a Fifth Avenue staple the nabe will bid adieu to when local barkeep Paddy Finn hands over the keys to the
Asa little girl, I attended St. Patrick’s Elementary School in Brooklyn. There I was with my olive complexion, pitch black hair, dark eyes and a very Italian name. This meant that I couldn’t fake being Irish every month of March even if I were so inclined. However, March rolled along every year, …
Asa little girl, I attended St. Patrick’s Elementary School in Brooklyn. There I was with my olive complexion, pitch black hair, dark eyes and a very Italian name. This meant that I couldn’t fake being Irish every month of March even if I were so inclined. However, March rolled along every year, …
BY CAMILLE ORRICHIO LOCCISANO As a little girl, I attended St. Patrick’s Elementary School in Brooklyn. There I was with my olive complexion, pitch black hair, dark eyes and a very
BY CAMILLE ORRICHIO LOCCISANO As a little girl, I attended St. Patrick’s Elementary School in Brooklyn. There I was with my olive complexion, pitch black hair, dark eyes and a very
For well over 20 years, the Great Irish Fair of New York (GIF) has been a staple of Brooklyn
Culture, courtesy of the Brooklyn chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Last weekend, September 14 and 15, it returned to Coney Island, bringing crowds to enjoy the taste of Irish culture that …
For well over 20 years, the Great Irish Fair of New York (GIF) has been a staple of Brooklyn Culture, courtesy of the Brooklyn chapter of the Ancient Order of
KATHLEEN MCDONAGH, president of the Irish American Parade Committee COMMUNITY SERVICE: Kathleen McDonagh, the president of the Irish American Parade committee which organizes the Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade and
From green hats to Irish flags, bright-faced children to obedient dogs sporting shamrock headbands, this year’s 38th Annual Brooklyn St. Patrick’s Day Parade had it all. Marching through Park Slope,
Homeowners responsible for sinkholes?
As a result of the gigantic sinkhole on 92nd Street, and a more recent one on 79th Street, there have been a flood of calls to Community Board 10’s district office about other, smaller sinkholes.The DEP has resp …
In good times and bad, in sorrow and joy, the residents ofsouthwestern Brooklyn stick together.
This was incredibly evident this month, as hundreds of peopleliving in Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Sunset Park andother nearby neighborhoods came together to mark the 10thanniversary o …
Brooklyn kicked off Battle Week with a ceremony spotlightingAmerican war heroes who died over 200 years ago.
The annual Maryland 400 Remembrance Ceremony and parade – thefirst events in the annual Battle Week observation that occurs eachAugust to commemorate the Battle of Brooklyn — took …
Brooklyn kicked off Battle Week with a ceremony spotlightingAmerican war heroes who died over 200 years ago.
The annual Maryland 400 Remembrance Ceremony and parade – thefirst events in the annual Battle Week observation that occurs eachAugust to commemorate the Battle of Brooklyn — took …
The Society of Old Brooklynites will hold its 103rd MemorialTribute to the Prison Ship Martyrs on Saturday, August 27 at 10a.m. at the base of the 149-foot tall Prison Ship Martyrs Monumentin Fort Greene Park.
The keynote speaker will be distinguished Brooklyn Collegehistory professor Edwi …