Columbus Day

Columbus Day celebrations began in Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse with the annual wreath laying ceremony.

Indigenous Peoples Day has been recognized for decades in different forms and under a variety of names to celebrate Native Americans' history and culture and to recognize the challenges they continue to face.

Community members in favor of keeping Syracuse's Columbus Monument gathered ahead of the holiday in support of the statue's history.

With the future of the Columbus Circle monument unclear, groups for and against the statue held events in Syracuse on Monday’s holiday.

Monday was filled with celebrations and protests as Columbus and Indigenous People’s Days were honored in Syracuse.

Monday is Columbus Day and two events will be held at Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse: one honoring the Italian explorer and another protesting him. This comes as Mayor Ben Walsh has promised to remove the Columbus statue and a lawsuit is pending to stop him. Opinions on Columbus remain divided, even among Italian Americans.

Italian Americans in Syracuse will gather in Columbus Circle Monday, to pay tribute to the Italian explorer, possibly for the last time. And they're not…

More and more places in the United States are dropping Columbus Day in favor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, but the shift isn't happening without some pushback.

The City of Syracuse is one of the communities across the country grappling with the conflicted history of Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day. More…

A wreath laying ceremony and luncheon in downtown Syracuse today will recognize the contributions of Italian-Americans and Christopher Columbus on this…