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The 80th Annual Columbus Day Parade took place on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue on Monday, Oct. 14, but the Diocese of Brooklyn put its stamp on the event in a big way. The grand marshal, Michael T. Strianese, is a graduate of two schools in the diocese — Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge and St. John’s University in Jamaica. “It’s a great day for Itali...

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The Columbus Day Parade in New York City is the largest celebration of Italian-American culture in the United States. The position of Grand Marshal is an important one. Joe DiMaggio, Frank Sinatra, and Sophia Loren all served as Grand Marshals of past parades. Sandra Bookman sat down with this year's Grand Marshal, Mike Strianese who will lead the...

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Michael T. Strianese is the Grand Marshal of the 2024 Columbus Celebration. Michael is a distinguished business executive best known for his tenure as the Chairman and CEO of L3 Technologies, Inc. From the inception of L3 Technologies, Michael served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and in 2006, he was appointed as the CEO and later became the...

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