Statue Of Mother Cabrini Unveiled In Lower Manhattan

From CBS New York:

October 12, 2020 at 1:02 pm

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The annual Columbus Day Parade in New York City was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

To celebrate the day of Italian heritage, Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a statue of the patron saint of immigrants, Mother Cabrini.

Just a year ago at the parade, Gov. Cuomo announced the state would have a statue of Mother Cabrini. Monday, that statue was unveiled, one of many ways Columbus Day was celebrated in Manhattan.

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