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Mayor Mamdani misses major Columbus celebrations in NYC

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MIDTOWN MANHATTAN (PIX11) – Was Christopher Columbus an intrepid Explorer or a brutal conqueror of indigenous people? The controversy over his legacy continues on the eve of the big Manhattan Columbus Day parade, which Mayor Mamdani will not attend.

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  1. New York Post

    Mamdani snubs Brooklyn Columbus Day Parade, ghosts Queens organizers: ‘slap in the face’ (opens New York Post)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani slapped New York’s Italian American community in the face again Saturday -- snubbing Brooklyn’s annual Columbus Day Parade and ghosting organizers of a similar event in Queens.

  2. Objectivist

    Mamdani Slaps Italian Americans Again with Columbus Parade Snubs [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani skipped Brooklyn’s Columbus Day Parade and never answered Queens organizers, renewing friction with Italian Americans over his past Columbus statue gesture and his administration’s omission of Little Italy from a city map.

  3. New York Post

    Mamdani to skip Manhattan Columbus parade in latest snub to NYC Italian community (opens New York Post)

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    Mamdani is skipping the Christopher Columbus Day parade up Fifth Avenue on Monday, The Post has learned.

  4. Pix11

    Mayor Mamdani misses major Columbus celebrations in NYC (opens Pix11)

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    MIDTOWN MANHATTAN (PIX11) – Was Christopher Columbus an intrepid Explorer or a brutal conqueror of indigenous people? The controversy over his legacy continues on the eve of the big Manhattan Columbus Day parade, which Mayor Mamdani will not attend.

  5. The Jewish Voice

    Mamdani Sparks Outrage Among Italian-Americans by Skipping Columbus Day Parade as Community Leaders Accuse Mayor of Disrespecting Their Heritage (opens The Jewish Voice)

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    Mamdani Sparks Outrage Among Italian-Americans by Skipping Columbus Day Parade as Community Leaders Accuse Mayor of Disrespecting Their Heritage By: Russ Palumbo New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing renewed criticism from prominent Italian-American civic leaders following revelations that he…

  6. New York Post

    NYC Columbus Day parade goers take Mamdani’s no-show as latest snub to Italians (opens New York Post)

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    Mayor Zohran Mamdani failed to appear at New York’s iconic Columbus Day Parade — offending Italian Americans in a move gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman called “disgraceful” and “divisive.”

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