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Evviva Santa Rosalia!
Photos by New York Scugnizzo
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Despite running for eleven days (August 16th thru August 26th), I’ve been so busy with work and family of late I thought I would never get to go to the “18th Avenue Feast” in honor of Santa Rosalia; but thankfully Thursday evening I was able to stop by and venerate our glorious patroness and enjoy some of the festivities with a few close friends.
The procession with float and statue will begin at the outdoor chapel on 18th Avenue and 72nd Street on Sunday, August 26th at 3:00pm. Mass will be celebrated in Italian at St. Dominic's Church (2001 Bay Ridge Parkway) at 4:00pm.
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| Festive street lights line the avenue |
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| John and Rosanna celebrate their faith and culture |
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| Feast organizers acquired a beautiful statue of the saint from the closed St. Rosalia Church (6301 14th Avenue) |
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| (L) The new statue was placed in the outdoor chapel on 72nd St. (R) The longtime processional statue stood beside the chapel |
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| Our pal Angelo Timoneri with Gino, Charlie and Anthony |
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| After saying our prayers, we explored the festive fairgrounds |
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| I never miss an opportunity for Lucy's hot peppers and stigghiola |
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| We stopped by Staten Island's very own Montalbano's of Rosebank sausage stand for a few sandwiches |
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| Delicious hot sausage smothered in sweet onions and peppers |
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| A view of the fairgrounds from atop the ferris wheel |
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| After some fun rides and games we indulged our sweet tooth with some zeppoli |
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| Naturally we made our obligatory stop at Villabate Alba Pasticceria (7001 18th Ave.) for some espresso and baked iris |
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| And finally, we cooled off with a little gelato from L'Artigiano |
