The Hellenic Film Society USA (HFS) presents the New York premiere of Smyrna, My Beloved about the destruction of the cosmopolitan city of Smyrna and its vibrant and prosperous Greek community at the hands of the Turkish Army in 1922. There will be a special screening on Friday, April 29 at 7pm at the Directors Guild Theater in Manhattan. On […]
Oasis Café Is Ready For Greek Orthodox Easter
Oasis Cafe at 196-30 Northern Blvd in Flushing, right next door to the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Shrine Church, was ready for Greek Orthodox Easter. On Greek Orthodox Palm Sunday, April 17th, Oasis had a delicious assortment of tsoureki, a holiday tradition for many generations and many would say centuries. There was no end to the options available for the […]
Καλο Πασχα
The solemnity of Holy Week in the Greek Orthodox Church ends with the commencement of Easter celebrations, where it glorifies the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Greek religion, every Sunday is dedicated to the Resurrection of the Lord, but one hundred days also are dedicated to Easter, 50 before its actual preparation, and another 50 after it in commemorating the […]
The Pulpit
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Cops Hunt Ravenswood BB Shooter
Police are searching for a suspect who fired several shots from a BB gun on April 14th, striking an Astoria police officer in his wrist and hand. Cops said two officers from the 114th Precinct on patrol outside the Ravenswood Houses on 21st Street and 36th Avenue in Long Island City heard shots fired at their patrol car at about […]
Autopsy Reveals Forest Hills Woman Was Stabbed ‘Dozens of Times’
Investigators have identified a person of interest in the murder of a Forest Hills mom whose remains were found in a duffel bag by Forest Park on Saturday afternoon. Cops said the man knew the victim and had access to the family home on Juno Street in Forest Hills. Law enforcement sources said investigators believe Orsolya Gaal, 51, was murdered […]