Archons Honor Everyday Greek Citizen’s Philotimo
NEW YORK – This year’s ceremony of the Athenagoras Human Rights Award bestowed by the Order of Saint Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate was not given to a high-ranking person in politics,...
View ArticleOCCNY, LIVE from the NYPL Present Daniel Mendelsohn, Rebecca Mead Conversation
NEW YORK—The Onassis Cultural Center New York and LIVE from the NYPL present Daniel Mendelsohn in conversation with Rebecca Mead on Thursday, November 15, 7 PM at the New York Public Library (42nd...
View ArticleGreek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria to Reinstate Order of Women Deacons?
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa is to reinstitute the ancient order of women deacons, in order to better serve the pastoral needs of the Patriarchate, which serves the entire...
View ArticleRent Control Returns to Greek Cultural Center, Evan Zes Talks to TNH
LONG ISLAND CITY – Rent Control, written and performed by Evan Zes, is his personal story of survival as a struggling actor living in the heart of New York City. After back-to-back sold out runs at the...
View ArticleArchons Give Bouras Award to Catsimatidis (Pics & Vid)
NEW YORK – The Order of Saint Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, bestowed the Nicholas J. Bouras Award upon entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Chairman of the Red Apple Group John...
View ArticleMalliotakis Endorsed by Italian-American Leaders
NEW YORK – Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, the alternative to Bill de Blasio in the race for mayor, was honored and endorsed on Tuesday afternoon by a group of Italian-American cultural and civic...
View ArticleFr. Melackrinos, Formerly of Long Island Church, Assigned to Parish in Iowa
SIOUX CITY, IA – The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America appointed Fr. Luke Melackrinos to the Holy Trinity parish of Sioux City in Iowa. He will assume his full pastoral duties on November 19. The...
View ArticleNone of JFK Documents Include Reference to Former TNH Writer George...
President Donald Trump has blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came out Thursday...
View ArticleAustralian Court Allows Nick Xenophon to Stay, Disqualifies Deputy PM for...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s High Court on Friday disqualified the deputy prime minister and four senators from sitting in Parliament in a unanimous ruling that could cost the government its...
View ArticleBeating VERIZON’s Outage: TNH Has a New Digital Phone Number at (646) 940- 8553
NEW YORK – The ‘National Herald’, many Greek-American companies and households located in Long Island City still remain without landline phone connection –including fax and in few cases internet – for...
View ArticleMount Sinai Queens Holds Think Pink Party in Astoria
ASTORIA – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Mount Sinai Queens in Astoria held the Think Pink Party on October 26 as part of the annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Though...
View ArticleConstantinides, Officials Announce Addition to be Built at PS 2
ASTORIA – Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, New York City Council Member Costa Constantinides, and NYC School Construction Authority President Lorraine Grillo announced on October 20 that an...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek: This October we Speak, Read, Write and Celebrate in Greek
Use the vocabulary below and try to match the phrases in English with their translation in Greek: DO YOU SPEAK, DO YOU READ, DO YOU WRITE IN GREEK? 1.Μιλάω λίγα ελληνικά. 1. I speak a little...
View ArticleAmerican Tributes to the Greek Heroic Resistance of 1940-42
NEW YORK – It was 3AM on the morning of Monday Oct. 28, 1940, when Italian Ambassador to Greece Emanuele Grazzi delivered an ultimatum to Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas in his house in Kiffisia,...
View ArticleAHEPA Commemorates Oxi Day; FDR’s Words About Greece’s Defiance Remembered
WASHINGTON, DC – Supreme President Carl R. Hollister issued the following statement on the 77th anniversary of “Oxi Day” when Greece issued a defiant “No” to fascism as represented by the Axis powers,...
View ArticleThe Washington Oxi Day Foundation 7th Annual Celebration of Oxi
WASHINGTON, DC – The Washington Oxi Day Foundation 7th Annual Celebration of Oxi courage, past and present, took place in Washington, DC on October 25-27. At the Black Tie Banquet and Award...
View ArticleEx-Trump Aide George Papadopoulos Pleads Guilty in Russia Probe (Court Papers)
WASHINGTON — A former campaign aide to President Donald Trump has pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents working for special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his probe into possible coordination...
View ArticleAstoria Fundraiser for Mayoral Candidate Nicole Malliotakis
ASTORIA – A fundraiser was held on October 30 for New York State Assemblymember and New York City mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis at Republic Pizza Bar in Astoria. The Greek-Cuban candidate met...
View ArticleTimeline of Key Events Related to Papadopoulos, Manafort and Gates in Russia...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Key dates related to the investigation of the Trump campaign’s alleged ties to Russia: — 2006: Paul Manafort and Rick Gates begin work as consultants for the Party of Regions, a...
View ArticleNew Security Measures Makes Flying to the US More Inconvenient for Everyone
Flying to the United States is about to get more inconvenient, all in the name of security. New security measures take effect Thursday at airports around the world. A spokeswoman for the Transportation...
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