“I’m glad President Trump has done this for the Italian people. Whether you’re Italian or whether you’re Spanish or whether you’re Greek or whatever, America protects all people and I’m glad President Trump is doing it starting by an executive order on Columbus Day.”— John Catsimatides

“I am hereby reinstating Columbus Day under the same rules, dates and locations as it has had all the many decades before!“ President Trump announced on Sunday. Listen to this segment of the Joe Piscopo Show with special guest Angelo Vivolo as they unpack the 48 hours of fast-moving events that led to the President‘s...

Dear Friends, I hope you are aware of the important support President Trump has given to preserving Columbus Day and statues. Feeling compelled to express my gratitude, I wrote him a personal letter to thank him for his efforts and to emphasize the positive impact they have had across all ethnic groups. I am grateful...

Join us on Fifth Avenue today at NOON for a celebration of singing, dancing, bursting colors, marching bands and much more entertainment at the National Columbus Day Parade. The New York spectacular is the largest of the hundreds of celebrations of Italian and Italian American culture going on across the nation. Clear skies and crisp...

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.