Present day, alongside the far wider acceptance a true assessment of their characteristics and achievements has brought them. Above all, this is a story of people - people in all their warmth and variety, from those who remain unsung outside the affection and respect of their immediate families to the talented and celebrated - from Verrazzano, Da Ponte, La Guardia, Sinatra, DiMaggio, Puzo, Iacocca, and Cuomo to De Niro, Scorsese, Madonna, and many more - who have touched.