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‘Greece Lacrosse Association’ Raises Awareness for Sport in Greece

The Greece Lacrosse Association is dedicated to bringing the sport of lacrosse to Greece. They plan to achieve this through the schools, football and basketball clubs. The nonprofit organization, Greece Lacrosse Association (GLA), was formed by co-founders Paul and George...

Greek Tragedy ‘Antigone’ Presented by Pancyprian Association of America Cultural Division

A distinctive approach to Sophocles’ play “Antigone” was presented by the Pancyprian Association of America Cultural Division under the direction of Leonidas Loizides on Sunday April 9. The play was held at the Queens Theater in Flushing Meadows Park,...

Owner Stephanie Mantzoukas Opens up About Greek Eatery ‘Yiasou Yeeros’

Owner Stephanie Mantzoukas sat down to give the inside scoop on her newly-opened Greek eatery, Yiasou Yeeros, in Plainview on Long Island. Most recently, the eatery was featured in Long Island Pulse. "I was excited and I am proud that...

President Trump Celebrates Greek Independence Day at the White House (Full Video)

"I love the Greeks" were the first words of President Trump hosting his first Greek Independence Day celebration at the White House, Friday March 24. The celebration was first started by President Reagan and has become a White House tradition...

Mardi Gras Draws Nisyrian Islanders of Tristate Area to Astoria New York

    The Nisyrian Society of New York celebrated their Apokreatiko Glendi, Friday evening February 24th in its headquarters at 31-80 41st St, Astoria, New York. Asteri band entertained over one hundred and fifty hundred islanders and their guests. Where is Nisyros?...

A Lifetime of Giving: Friend to Baltimore and Multimillionaire John Paterakis Dies Age 87

  The community of Baltimore has lost friend John Paterakis on Sunday as he passed away from myelodysplasia, a bone marrow disorder at John Hopkins Hospital. The 87-year-old self-made multimillionaire baker was known as a visionary risk-taker who lived a surprisingly...

Unique Greek-American Education Mentor Honored

  Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. Plato            Greek-American Principal Athena Tsokou-Kromidas has been there for all students at William Spyropoulos Greek American Day School Principal. She is a legend. Loyal and steadfast. Mrs. Kromidas was honored...

New Yorkers Expressed Their Solidarity With Epirotes

New Yorkers expressed their unity with Epirotes, Saturday evening, January 16th during Martin Luther King national holiday weekend. The dinner dance was held at Kefalos Cephalonian Society, at 2043 Steinway St, Long Island City, NY. The Hellenic News of...

Greece’s Creditors Talk Greek Bailout in New York as Tsipras Calls for Investments in Greece

Top officials of Greece's international creditors discussed the country's performance and outlook in front of investors and companies from around the world in New York City on Monday morning. The heads of the European Central Bank, the European Commission, the...

Constantine Dafermos to Receive American Mathematical Society Top Prize

Constantine M. Dafermos, the distinguished Greek-American professor of Brown University, will receive the 2016 Norbert Wiener Prize in Applied Mathematics. Presented by the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), the prize honors...