Italian-American leader celebrates Columbus Day pride following years of statue disputes
Five years after Christopher Columbus statues were vandalized across the U.S. in the context of “social justice,” the topic has resurfaced with the Columbus Day holiday approaching. Zoran Mamdani, a candidate for mayor from the Socialist Party in New York City, has been vocal about various radical views, including those concerning Columbus and the Italians […]
Heritage organizations claim Zohran Mamdani expresses Italian-American ‘hate’ regarding his views on Columbus.
Democratic Socialist candidate Zoran Mamdani is facing accusations of harboring “hatred” toward Italian-Americans after his call to remove the statue of Christopher Columbus. The Columbus Heritage Union, which includes 40 Italian-American organizations, pointed to tweets from 2020 where Mamdani was seen giving a middle finger to the Columbus statue in Astoria, proclaiming, “I will defeat […]
NJ ‘Paisan Con’ celebrates Italian-American pop culture with Tommy Devito, Lorraine Bracco
Il Primo! Paisancon — “New Jersey’s first Italian pop culture convention” — coming to Fairfield, N.J., next month. The two-day extravaganza will feature appearances by “The Sopranos” star Lorraine Bracco and more. Giants quarterback Tommy “Catlets” DeVito, legendary Mets reliever John Franco and “The Godfather” actor Gianni Russo will be at the DoubleTree by Hilton […]