Italian American’s rightful celebration for Columbus the Explorer has always been understood in the wider context of humanity’s intrinsic desire to know. The undeniable truth is that the human spirit of exploration propelled the discovery of a new gateway to the Americas.

We are so proud of Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. A great Italian American and beacon for all that is good as an elected official who is unquestionably admired and respected by everyone. Bravo Tom honored to be your friend!

Eight years ago, the Woke community unleashed a hailstorm of malicious and hurtful attacks on statues, holidays, Italian Americans and Christopher Columbus that rivaled the marches of the Ku Klux Klan against our community a century ago.

Rocco Commisso, a self-made, hugely successful Italian American businessman, has achieved a major victory by securing an apology from the Milan-based La Gazzetta Dello Sport for its crude and hurtful “Italian American = Mafioso” statement.

For more than 900,000 students in New York City Public Schools, September 5th marked the first day of the academic calendar and a new season of exploration, discovery and deeper understanding. But September 5th also marks the 4th anniversary of shame, when Columbus Day, a state and federal legal holiday, was suppressed without warning from the public...