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BP MARKOWITZ HOSTS GREEK HERITAGE RECEPTION WITH BROOKLYN’S HELLENIC COMMUNITY: “ELATE NA EORTASOUME MAZI”
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Photo by: Kathryn Kirk
In photo (back row, left to right): Sandy Vallas, Greek Organizing Committee; Basilios Theodosakis, honoree; Steven Gounardes, D.D.S., honoree; Andreas Koutras, M.D., honoree; BP Markowitz; Stella Kokolis, Greek Organizing Committee; Honorable Ahgi Balta, consul general of Greece; Honorable Koula Sofianou, consul general of Cyprus; Zoe Koutsoupakis, Greek Organizing Committee; John Psaras, honoree; Charles Capetanakis, Esq., special recognition
Front row (left to right): Very Reverend Eugene N. Pappas, master of ceremonies; Katerina Vlitas, honoree; Kathryn Yatrakis, Ph.D., honoree; Basil Capetanakis, Greek Organizing Committee
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On Wednesday, April 14, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined the Hellenic community of Brooklyn for a Greek heritage reception at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
“Brooklyn is home to New York’s second largest Greek population, and soon to be first since so many younger people who grew up in Astoria—or as I like to call it, “Brooklyn Northeast”—are moving to hip Brooklyn neighborhoods like Williamsburg and Greenpoint,” said BP Markowitz. “In neighborhoods like Bay Ridge, Park Slope, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst, Greek communities are setting standards for every ethnic group to emulate.”
This year’s honorees:
- Steven Gounardes, D.D.S.
- Andreas Koutras, M.D.
- John Psaras
- Basilios Theodosakis
- Katerina Vlitas
- Kathryn Yatrakis, Ph.D.
Special recognition was given to Charles Capetanakis, Esq. |
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