About Natasha M. Velez

Natasha or Anastasia (her Greek alter-ego,) native of New York and Greek-culture fanatic, is pursuing a degree in journalism at St. John's University. The non-Greek-American is a columnist for Examiner.com, where she writes Greek restaurant reviews, Mediterranean recipes and profiles of Greek-Americans in New York City, linking her passion for the Greek culture through journalism. Follow her on twitter (voyage_review.)
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Penny Manis Emmy

Penny Manis Wins Emmy in NYC

Senior Producer of “Anderson Cooper 360” Penny Manis and her team won two Emmy Awards at this year’s News and Documentary ceremony in New York this week. The 32nd annual News and Documentary Emmys took place on September 26th at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, located in the Time Warner [...]

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Getty Museum to Return Ancient Artifacts to the Motherland

An agreement was made to send two ancient Greek artifacts back to the motherland from the Getty Museum in an attempt to reunify, repatriate and showcase Greek antiquities in their country of origin. In collaboration with Pavlos Yeroulanos, Minister of Culture and Tourism for the Hellenic Republic and James Cuno, the Chief Executive officer of [...]

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Top 10 Greek Facebook Groups to Follow in NYC

If you’re a Greek-American in New York, here’s a list of highly reccomended websites and Facebook pages that will educate and inform you. This list will provide you with important information and updates about happenings in the Greek-American culture and communties around New York City. Many of the organizations listed below offer programs, lectures, meetings [...]