▁Judge ▁hosted ▁the ▁bi - week ly ▁Free ▁Spe ech ▁Zone ▁series ▁at ▁Ro chester ' s ▁Me z ▁Ca fe . ▁The ▁Me z ▁closed ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁October , ▁the ▁ven ue ▁was ▁renov ated ▁and ▁re - open ed ▁under ▁new ▁management ▁as ▁the ▁T ango ▁Ca fe . ▁The ▁Free ▁Spe ech ▁Zone ▁res umed ▁in ▁November , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ran ▁until ▁December , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Notable ▁relatives ▁Judge ▁is ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁Italian - born ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁actor ▁and ▁Academy ▁member ▁Ces are ▁Dan ova ▁and ▁prominent , ▁award - win ning ▁Roman ▁artist ▁Ser gio ▁De it inger , ▁who ▁pain ts ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁De i T inger . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁related ▁to ▁Italian ▁novel ist ▁Alberto ▁Mor avia ▁via ▁another ▁Italian ▁cousin . ▁His ▁cousin ▁Edmund ▁Wall ▁was ▁a ▁well - known ▁poet ▁in ▁the ▁T roy - Al b any , ▁NY ▁area . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Po ets ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : American ▁transl ators ▁Category : Ital ian – English ▁transl ators ▁Category : English – Ital ian ▁transl ators ▁Category : American ▁film ▁critics ▁Category : American ▁educ ators ▁Category : American ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 s ▁birth s ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁male ▁po ets