Elected Officials Hold Greek Independence Celebration
City Council Members Costa Constantinides, Vincent Gentile, and Paul Vallone, in conjunction with Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, celebrated the anniversary of Greek Independence. The March 7 celebration honored Greek- Americans who have dedicated themselves to serving their communities. Constantinides said, “As the first Greek-Cypriot American elected to the City Council, there is special pride in having the opportunity to honor Greek- […]
Officials Host Greek Independence Day Celebration
State Senator Mike Gianaris, Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas, Councilman Costa Constantinides and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz hosted a celebration of Greek Independence Day at the Stathakion Center in Astoria on Friday, March 11. The Queens elected officials marked the occasion with a ceremony recognizing Greek heritage and culture, and honoring local community leaders. Honorees of the event included Petros Galatoulas, […]
Peralta Honors Piazza
State Senator Jose Peralta (D-Queens) honored National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Mike Piazza on March 9, recognizing the former catcher for his contributions on and off the field. Senator Peralta presented one of the best hitting catchers in baseball history with a New York State Senate Resolution on behalf of himself and his colleagues. Mike Piazza, a 12-time All-Star […]
Honor Two At City Hall Greek Independence Celebration
Councilman Paul Vallone joined Council Members Vincent Gentile and Costa Constantinides in hosting a celebration of the 195th Anniversary of Greek Independence at City Hall. This annual event brings together hundreds of Greek-Americans from throughout the City in celebration of Greek culture, history and heritage. Vallone presented Proclamations to the Greek Orthodox Council of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) […]
Greek Teachers Association, ‘Prometheus’ Honored
The 40th Anniversary Luncheon of the Greek Teachers Association, “Prometheus,” was held on February 28, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Terrace on the Park, in Flushing. His Eminence, Archbishop Demetrios of America, Mr. Stephen Cherpelis the Archon Dikaiophylax of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Dr. Theodosis Pelegrinis, who serves as the Deputy Minister of Education of Research and Religious Affairs of […]
SHAREing & CAREing Events
SHAREing & CAREing, a grassroots, community-based not-for-profit based in Astoria provides cancer outreach, education, support and advocacy services to all women and men, particularly those who are under- or uninsured members of minority groups who have the least resources of all. SHAREing & CAREing is holding several events open to the public. You can register online, at shareing-careing.org/events/ • Survivors […]
The Wearing Of The Green
Commemorated for more than 250 years, St. Patrick’s Day is a day when all are invited to celebrate. At the largest St. Pat’s parade in the world tomorrow, a huge turnout is expected as always, with a projected 150,000 marching in the procession, and 2 million spectators. Honoring the patron saint of Ireland with a parade is thought to have […]