Anti-Italian bias on the NYC Council

In 2021, New York City awarded a contract to a company named Dragonetti Brothers Landscaping to do some work on various public properties. That didn’t wind up working out very well because business irregularities soon came to light leading to an investigation into claims of insurance fraud. The company wound up having to pay more than one million dollars in restitution to the city last year. That name cropped up again during a City Council budget meeting this week, but not just in terms of costs incurred by the city. One Council member, Democrat Chi Osse’, declared that the Dragonetti Brothers (who are Italian, in case you hadn’t guessed)never should have been awarded a contract in the first place because “that name alone should have been the first red flag.” This comment outraged the Italian Caucus on the Council, leading them to accuse Osse’ of anti-Italian bigotry. (Free Beacon)Read More