Fiorello_H._La_Guardia LaGuardia redirects here. For the airport, see LaGuardia Airport.Fiorello Henry La Guardia (born Fiorello Enrico La Guardia; December 11, 1882 September 20, 1947) was Mayor of New York for three terms from 1934 to 1945. He was popularly known as "the Little Flower," the translation of his Italian first name, Fiorello, and, most likely, a reference to his short stature.