▁to ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁it ▁promoted ▁monuments ▁to ▁Giuseppe ▁Gar ib ald i , ▁Christopher ▁Columb us , ▁Giuseppe ▁Ver di , ▁Giovanni ▁da ▁Ver ra zz ano ▁and ▁D ante . ▁▁ ▁Gener oso ▁Pope ▁assumed ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁after ▁bu ying ▁it ▁for ▁$ 2 , 0 5 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁double d ▁its ▁circul ation ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁largest ▁Italian - language ▁daily ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 9 - 1 9 7 6 ▁is ▁now ▁available ▁on ▁micro film ▁at ▁the ▁John ▁D . ▁Cal andra ▁Italian ▁American ▁Institute ▁in ▁NY C . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Public ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁Category : Public ations ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Category : Ital ian - language ▁newsp apers ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Ital ian - American ▁culture ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : Def unct ▁newsp apers ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Category : Non - English - language ▁newsp apers ▁published ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : 1 8 8 0 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : 1 9 8 8 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : D aily ▁newsp apers ▁published ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City <0x0A>