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Welcome to the July 2025 newsletter of
the East Harlem Giglio Society!
The Feast is almost here!
In this month’s newsletter, you’ll find the entertainment schedule, info on the 2025 #1 Capo, Membership information, Entertainment, as well as pictures from this year’s build and some great pictures of our history!
Signup for your 2025 East Harlem Giglio Society Membership online!
Member packets are being mailed out. The last day to sign up for membership online is August 4!
All online memberships will have their names added to our
Digital Member Scroll and Wall of Fame!
There is nightly entertainment not to be missed!
And of course Giglio Sunday on August 10th!
The 2025 East Harlem Giglio Video!
Click the Below Giglio Image to Watch!!
We invite all members and their families to come join us for our annual BBQ!! Food, drinks & music all under the 2025 East Harlem Giglio handmade in Brusciano, Italy and shipped to NYC!
Join in the fun with some of the best BBQ, Sausage and Peppers, Pasta, Italian Food, Desserts, Drinks and Music!
As always, it will be a great time!!
As well as the Nancee Madio Memorial Meatball Contest
For all events: reasonably priced, secure Parking right on our corner on Pleasant Ave & East 116st in the Costco Shopping Center.
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The last day to pay your membership online, have your membership package mailed to you and have your name added to our Giglio Member Wall on Pleasant Avenue will be AUGUST 4th!!!
Click this link to sign up today: www.eastharlemgiglio.org/membership/
ONLY THOSE MEMBERS WHO SIGN UP ONLINE WILL BE ADDED TO OUR WEBSITE 2025 MEMBER SCROLLER!!
As always, you can also renew memberships or sign up and pick up your member packet in person , at the BBQ or during the feast at our member table next to St. Anthony & join the greatest society in the universe!
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SPECIAL Surprise!
We’re excited to announce the ARRIVAL in port of our 2025 Giglio that was handmade by Giglio Craftsmen in Brusciano Italy!!
This is extremely exciting news! Our feast was founded in 1908 by immigrants from Brusciano, near Naples in Italy. To have original Brusciano Giglio Craftsmen hand create our Giglio in this town is a powerful connection to our past and founding 116 years ago! We will be placing this beautiful Giglio Face on our tower during our Member and Family BBQ – Saturday, August 2.
We can’t wait to unveil it!
Sign up today for membership and be there for the BBQ and unveiling!
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The East Harlem Giglio di Sant’ Antonio was established 116 years ago in 1908 by immigrants from the town of Brusicano, near Naples, Italy.
These men brought the tradition of O’ Giglio to East 106th street and we carry on their tradition to this day!
Our Society along with its members are honored to continue this legacy. Your membership and support are truly part of history.
Here are some historical pictures of the Giglio in East Harlem going back 100 years!
To think, we are all connected to this exact same tradition as these pictures!
It is truly something special that can not be duplicated.
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Giglio of Saint Anthony of Padua 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟰:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝟭𝟬𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁, 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘅-𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝟰𝟬𝟮 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟬𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁, 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆. |
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| Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua. September 1, 1924:
A closer view of the front of the tower as it is borne west across First Avenue by the procession. The view is southeast. |
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Also 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟰.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟬𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗲. |
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September 5, 1925
The Building of the Giglio! Just as we do it today 100 Years later!
Rear view of the tower, in the final stages of construction; it is standing on 106th Street at First Avenue, facing west. The rear of the tower will be covered with paper flowers. |
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| 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮. 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱, 𝟭𝟵𝟮𝟳.
𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟭𝟬𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁. 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘅, 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝘀, 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗲. 𝗔 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝘁, 𝗳𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗴𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁; 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆’𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗲. |
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September 2, 1929.
Feast of St. Anthony of Padua, 1929
The tower, without its surmounting figure, ready to start west on 106th Street. Check out the Fire escapes packed with Viewers! |
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| Special thank you to our Local Historian, Janet Sincola for her research, information and photos!!! |
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Our Number 1 Capo Paranza
Vincent Yanni
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Our 2025 Number 1 Capo Paranza Vincent Yanni !
Please join me in congratulating Vincent on this amazing honor!
Vinny is a lifelong Giglio Boy who pours his heart and soul into the East Harlem Giglio Feast! The traditions, Giglio knowledge and building skills handed down to him by his father Master Giglio Builder – Butchie Yanni.
The Giglio is in Vinny’s blood.
Congratulations Vincent we are all very proud of you and wish you the best of luck on your special day!!!
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We are Proud to Announce our 2025 Feast Entertainment
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| The night we have all been waiting for:
The Opening of the East Harlem Giglio Feast!
6:00P.M. – Feast Opening –
Lighting of the 2025 Giglio
The day we have all been waiting for: Opening night of the East Harlem Giglio Feast!
Come witness the lighting of the 2025 East Harlem Giglio hand made in Brusciano Italy!!
7:00 P.M. – Louis & Joann and the Uptown Band
playing all of your favorite hits from the 50’s, 60’s till today!!
It’s going to be a night of partying and we will be dancing on Pleasant Ave!!! We hope to see everyone there!
It’s going to be an amazing night!!! We hope to see everyone there! |
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| Freestyle Friday Concert!!
The ORIGINAL Freestyle Friday Concert!
SAFIRE – ROCKELL – FASCINATION – MARIBELL
Join us on Friday August 8th at 7:00pm on Pleasant Avenue and party with the East Harlem Giglio as the Queens of Freestyle perform on our Giglio Stage!
These Four Legends will be signing LIVE all of their hits!
“Boy You’ve Been Told” don’t miss this FREE Concert!
We will be keeping it Old School all night with great freestyle, disco & dance with music by
DJ Vinny Dice & MC John Luciano – Keeping it Old School!!!!
We will be dancing all night long!
This Freestyle for a Cure concert helps support
The American Cancer Society & The Alzheimer’s Association
in which we will have donation baskets available, please be generous!
Come dance, sing along and celebrate with the Giglio Boys and Girls!
This isn’t “In a Dream” Cause you will be partying with the East Harlem Giglio!!
Freestyle Nation come down party with us!! |
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Annual Sant’ Antonio Procession
Saturday August 9th at Noon
Join us as we carry Saint Anthony through the streets of East Harlem, along with Danny Vecchiano and the Giglio Band!
The amazing Giglio Band will be playing all of our traditional songs with us as we march!
St. Anthony Brown shirts will be given to members at the Procession
Procession will begin from East 115 street and Pleasant Avenue.
Join and help continue a 116 Year Old tradition! |
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Saturday August 12th 6:30pm
Children’s Giglio Lift!
Pleasant ave & 115 street
Come watch the next generation of paranzas get their start. All children are invited!
Children in attendance will receive a shirt and given the opportunity to lift their own miniature version of the World Famous East Harlem Giglio!
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| Saturday August 9th at 7:00pm
Saturday Night at the East Harlem Giglio Feast! Come dance with the Giglio Boys and Giglio Girls!!
7:00 P.M. – Lisa Messina and John Micalizzi performing the best of dance classics, Freestyle, Italian, & today’s hits!!!!
It’s going to be a night of Saturday Night Fever and we will be dancing on Pleasant Ave!!! We hope to see everyone there!
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Join us at the beautiful
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Pontifical Shrine Church
on 115st & Pleasant Ave for the beautiful Paranza Mass
Giglio Sunday August 10 at 1pm
Our beautiful Church was built in 1884 by the Italian men in our neighborhood at night. And was elevated to honored status of Pontifical Shrine by Pope Pius X in 1904.
Gather with us at Our Lady of MT Carmel Church for mass and the blessing of our Paranzas (Lifters) and start the celebration of Giglio Sunday at our Paranza Mass which will be dedicated to our Lifters and Society. |
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GIGLIO SUNDAY August 10th!!
The day we have all been waiting for!!
Come witness the Spectacular Dancing of the Giglio!
The Giglio will be danced through the streets of East Harlem for all to see all day and evening on the shoulders of our members!
Gifted Tenor & Society Member Jimmy Alleva along with Danny Vecchiano and the Giglio Band will be playing the songs we love while riding on top of the 72 foot, 4 Ton Giglio!
Schedule of Events for Giglio Lift Sunday:
1:00 P.M. – Paranza Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Shrine Church
2:00 P.M. – First Lift & Dancing the Giglio di Sant’ Antonio
6:00 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. – Entertainment by
DJ Vinny Dice Ruggiero and MC John Luciano
Keeping it Old School all night long!!
(The Giglio will be danced rain or shine!!!)
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The 2025 Giglio Tower is up!
Thank you to all our Builders who came down and helped build this beautiful tower! The Giglio Family is one of the best bonds anyone can ask for!
The Tower will be dressed with our brand new Giglio on Saturday August 2 at 11am before the BBQ, all are invited to attend.
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BUONA FESTA GIGLIO 2025!!
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| Congratulations to our Giglio Brothers on their Amazing Giglio Feasts!
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
&
West Hempstead
&
Upcoming in Massapequa
We are all One Giglio Family!!
Stronger Together!! |
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Visit www.EastHarlemGiglio.org to keep up with all feast events.
For any additional information:
Email us info@eastharlemgiglio.org
Call us at: 212-287-5698 |
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