There was plenty of Italian-American pride at the Waldorf Astoria on Friday as Mayor Bill de Blasio was in the house to help the Columbian Lawyers Association, First Judicial Department recognize Hon. Frank Seddio with the Charles A. Rapallo and Justice Antonin Scalia Award during its 51st annual luncheon.

Not only was the Italian-American mayor in the house, but so was Chief Judge Janet DiFiore and some of the most influential Italian-American jurists in the country. "The Italians are taking over," de Blasio joked.

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