Piscopo’s comments came after the city Department of Education put out a new calendar last week, referring to October 11 – which has historically been "Columbus Day" – as "Indigenous People’s Day." "We’re very upset that Mayor de Blasio is taking away Columbus Day in New York City schools," Piscopo told Fox News in an interview. "Now they want to take [Columbus Day] away. Columbus Day has been celebrated in the United States in some capacity since the 18th century. Then in 1937, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed Columbus Day as a national holiday.

Source: Fox News May 12, 2021 23:15 UTC