A new City Council caucus announced Thursday will bring a bit more amore to the five boroughs. The new bipartisan Italian Caucus will seek to provide a voice for the city’s Italian community while promoting the history, culture and contributions of New Yorkers of Italian descent.
City Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island), who is of half Italian heritage through his mother’s family, will lead the new caucus after he and its other members — Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore), Councilwoman Joanne Ariola (R-Queens), Councilman Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn), Councilman James Gennaro (D-Queens), Councilman Robert Holden (D-Queens), and Councilwoman Vickie Paladino (R-Queens) — unanimously elected him last week.
