Gothamist: Columbus Day Parade, Closures

NannyState

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:18:28 -0500

Let's have a holiday for Henri Cartier, the explorer that brought serious bling to this continent.

Amanda Harlech

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:36:03 -0500

Genoa wasn't "italian" per se. It is nowadays part of Italy.

Amanda Harlech

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:15:17 -0500

Interesting that it is considered an ITALIAN ONLY holyday here in USA... "The anniversary of Columbus's 1492 landing in the Americas (Columbus Day) is observed throughout the Americas and in Spain on October 12" It is considered the hollyday of hispanic heritage in HispanoAmerica and Spain. Dia de la Hispanidad Colombus arrived to the islands in the caribean and then mainland southamerica coming from spain on behalf of the Spanish kings, yes he was an Italian explorer freelancer or mercenary paid by the Spanish crown. We can reduce it here to a italian thing...but in the rest of America has a way more inclusive meaning.

JacqueMehoff

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:49:00 -0500

it's a floating holiday at my place only one Italian guy took the day off.

Clarice City

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:44:00 -0500

Such a stupid holiday...I remember my middle school teacher telling us that there was some argument among historians as to whether or not he was even Italian. And he didn't even really discover the new world first. So....why waste a holiday on this guy?

ides_of_march

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:03:07 -0500

Name the day after a different explorer every year. I'm partial to Henry Hudson myself.

Steven

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:50:06 -0500

Another weird holiday. Some colleges are closed today too.

WesleySnipesAlot

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:24:17 -0500

"They would make fine servants ... with fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want."--Columbus, in his log, upon first meeting the Arawak Indians on Hispanola.

Kojak

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:07:15 -0500

Just the Bond market is closed today. Bah what a waste of a holiday. Just rename it Italian Heritage day and be done with it.

Mr Mel

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:40:26 -0500

Nobody got the Columbus first voyage right. There were 4 ships not 3.

KiljoyWasHere

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:33:58 -0500

Trains running on a weekend schedule and commuters running on a weekday schedule is ridiculous. Happy Columbus Day.

Toby von Meistersinger

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:17:53 -0500

If you want to celebrate something today it is Thanksgiving in Canada. Otherwise it is just a day to get pissed off because you can't get mail, go to the post office or get government services. Columbus Day needs to be eliminated since nothing except some governmental functions stop. UPS and FedEx are delivering as normal since people are actually at work. The markets are open and trains are running on a normal schedule. The stupid parade just screws us all over with police overtime, sanitation overtime, and street closures on a work day. If you want to have your stupid parade have it on the weekend like everyone else!

JRod5417

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:14:13 -0500

There is no reason the trains should be running on a weekend schedule for this so-called "holiday".

hurhg

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:08:51 -0500

What a sad excuse for a "holiday". Guess they had to throw the Italians a bone here.

NYDirk

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:58:37 -0500

Happy (belated) Leif Erikson Day!

petebfd

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:28:29 -0500

will there be a genocide and rape float?

sillylittleme

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:11:37 -0500

I was wondering why the City was looking dirtier than usual thismorning...

nicemarmot

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:10:42 -0500

Does anyone who isn't a federal employee actually get Columbus Day off?

malosp

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:55:46 -0500

Yes, the stock market is open regular hours today

Jen Chung

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:51:33 -0500

I thought the NYSE was open today, according to this.

LordSuffolk

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:45:35 -0500

U.S. markets are closed today.