曼达尼再惹争议！市长缺席曼哈顿第五大道哥伦布日游行，意裔社区怒批不尊重
纽约市长佐赫兰·曼达尼将缺席10月12日（周一）在曼哈顿第五大道举行的哥伦布日游行。据《纽约邮报》10月11日报道，这是曼达尼与纽约意裔社区之间的最新一次摩擦，引发意裔领袖强烈不满。
代表50多个意裔组织的哥伦布遗产联盟主席安杰洛·维沃洛直言：“他对意裔社区不尊重，不来参加哥伦布日游行就证明了这一点。我们知道他讨厌哥伦布，但这场游行庆祝的是意裔美国人丰富的文化和传统。”
曼达尼与意裔社区的龃龉由来已久。他长期抨击哥伦布是殖民者，指责其虐待和驱逐原住民。2020年6月，他曾在社交媒体上对着皇后区阿斯托里亚一座哥伦布雕像竖中指，并写道“拆了它”。今年夏天，市政府发布的一份族裔聚居区地图漏掉了小意大利和布朗克斯的亚瑟大道等知名意裔社区，引发抗议后市长才改口称名单“并非详尽无遗”。
值得注意的是，就在两天前的10月10日（周六），曼达尼已经缺席了布鲁克林的哥伦布日游行，也未回应皇后区阿斯托里亚活动组织者的邀请。如今连第五大道这场最具代表性的主游行也缺席，意裔社区的失望情绪进一步升级。
曼达尼方面也并非毫无动作：他发布了一段近三分钟的视频声明，庆祝意大利传统月，向建设这座城市的意大利移民致敬，并缅怀为社会保障、失业救济和民权奋斗的东哈莱姆众议员维托·马尔坎托尼奥。不过，这段视频显然未能平息意裔领袖的怒火。
曼达尼今年5月还曾抵制以色列日游行。他在文化议题上的鲜明立场，正持续考验他与纽约各族裔社区的关系。截至发稿，市长办公室未回应《纽约邮报》的置评请求。
Mamdani to Skip Manhattan Columbus Day Parade in Latest Snub to NYC Italian Community
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will skip the Christopher Columbus Day parade up Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, October 12, the New York Post reported on October 11 — the latest friction between the mayor and the city's Italian-American community.
"He's disrespectful to the Italian-American community and not coming to the Columbus Day parade confirms it," said Angelo Vivolo, chairman of the Columbus Heritage Coalition, which represents more than 50 Italian-American organizations. "We know he hates Columbus. But the parade celebrates the rich culture and heritage of Italian-Americans."
Mamdani's rift with the community runs deep. He has long denounced Columbus as a colonist who abused and displaced Native Americans. In a June 2020 social media post, he flipped the bird at a Christopher Columbus statue in Astoria, Queens, writing "Take it down." This summer, an ethnic-enclave map released by City Hall omitted well-known Italian neighborhoods such as Little Italy and Arthur Avenue in the Bronx; the mayor later called the list "not exhaustive" after protests.
Notably, just two days earlier, on Saturday, October 10, Mamdani had already skipped Brooklyn's Columbus Day parade and ignored an invitation from organizers in Astoria, Queens. His absence from the flagship Fifth Avenue parade now deepens the Italian community's disappointment.
Mamdani has not been entirely silent: he issued a nearly three-minute video statement celebrating Italian Heritage Month, paying tribute to Italian immigrants who helped build the city and honoring East Harlem Rep. Vito Marcantonio, who fought for Social Security, unemployment benefits and civil rights. The video, however, has done little to cool the anger of Italian-American leaders.
The mayor also boycotted the Israel Day parade in May. His outspoken stances on cultural issues continue to test his relationship with the city's diverse ethnic communities. As of press time, the mayor's office had not responded to the Post's request for comment.
图片来源：2016年纽约第五大道哥伦布日游行资料照（旗手方阵）。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons，Regina Mundi Council #3969 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0 授权
