Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. held his annual Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month ‘Mese della Cultura Italiana’ celebration on Thursday, October 11 at the Bronx Zoo’s Schiff Family Great Hall. This year’s honorees included Maltida Cuomo, wife of former Governor Mario Cuomo and mother of current Governor Andrew Cuomo; Dr. Michael Brescia, Calvary Hospital executive medical director and Patrick ‘Pat’ LaFrieda, Jr., Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors CEO.

(l-r) Honorees Dr. Michael Brescia, Pat LaFrieda and Matilda Cuomo; Borough President Diaz; Deputy Consul General of Italy Silvia Limoncini and Italian Heritage and Culture Committee of NYC chairman and president Joe Sciame.