For the first time ever, beginning October 26 through November 3, early voting is underway. “I encourage New Yorkers to take advantage of this opportunity,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo in an October 24 press release. Cuomo signed a comprehensive package of reforms to modernize New York’s voting laws, including early voting, last January within the first 100 days of the […]

The city Department of Transportation (DOT) is in the process of changing the timing of some traffic signals to accommodate cyclists. Signals at a number of intersections in Queens and Brooklyn were recently synchronized to accommodate cars and trucks traveling 25 miles per hour, DOT officials said. Now, however, timing of traffic signals at some locations will be reset to […]

Runners in the 2018 TCS New York City Marathon on November 3rd will find themselves surrounded by a massive security team as they make their way along the annual 26-mile, 385-yard run through the five boroughs. Strict security measures established to ensure the safety of more than 51,000 runners expected to participate in this year’s marathon – as well as […]

On November 4, The Art Students League of New York will host a gala to honor New York icon, Tony Bennett. The world-renowned entertainer and painter will accept The Everett Raymond Kinstler Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is named after Everett Raymond “Ray” Kinstler, the American portraitist who recently passed away, and was a longtime friend of Bennett and an […]

It’s been 9 years since I penned my first article on the OHI Day (some of which is reported below). This is a special day in Greek history as it regards Greece’s heroic involvement in WWII. Our family’s recent visit to Greece was yet two reminders of this day. As noted in earlier articles, I was baptized Elias Theodorakos since […]