On Tuesday May, 23, 2017, the Tri-State Italian-American Congress held its Annual Dinner Reception at the Metropolitan Club at One East 60th Street in New York City.

The distinguished honoree was Bob Striano.

Mr. Striano is the President and CEO of Associated Supermarket Group (ASG), a consortium that serves over 300 independently owned supermarkets in the New York Tri-State Area and other cities along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard, providing procurement, distribution, marketing, merchandising, advertising, promotion and other retail solutions, as well as store financing.

His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York was our Honored Guest.

Benediction was by Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop, Diocese of Brooklyn & Queens.