ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York State officially recognizes the paid holiday Columbus Day on the second Monday in October. On Sunday night, New York Governor Kathy Hochul's warning about a coastal storm ultimately cancelled the 2025 New York City Columbus Day parade set for Monday amid debate over the legacy of Christopher Columbus on Indigenous people.

A nor'easter with predicted 60-mile-an-hour winds drowned out the parade, traditionally held on Fifth Avenue. Event organizers said it won’t be rescheduled and that they look forward to 2026.

Today, advocates argue the day should recognize the destruction of Indigenous North American cultures during the era of European colonialism that followed the voyages of Columbus. In New York, legislation dating back to 2017 would transform Columbu

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