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Council Celebrates Italian Heritage Month

New York City Council · Oct 8, 2026 · starts 0:22:22 · 31 sec

Speaker Menin notes the Council's celebration of Italian Heritage Month with hundreds of Italian Americans, performances, proclamations, and food.

Julie Menin

On a lighter note, last night the Council celebrated Italian Heritage Month in the chambers with hundreds of Italian Americans.

Julie Menin

The Italian American community comprises about 10% of our city,

Julie Menin

and we're incredibly grateful for their countless contributions, which we commemorated with performances, proclamations, and plenty of pane alavaca.

Julie Menin

And this weekend continues with Columbus Day celebrations.