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Concert WikiLeaks reports showed Clinton – was asked by the that the United States was anx - White House whether the for - ious to have former President mer president would be willing By Penelope Karageorge Bill Clinton pressure Greek Pre - to squeeze Tsipras to take the mier Alexis Tsipras in 2015 to deal. A soulful, vibrant concert, agree on a third bailout. In an alleged email sent to a Screen to Stage, closed out the Tsipras, the radical left Clinton staffer, Podesta report - most successful SYRIZA leader, was elected first edly asked whether the former Greek Film Festival ever with a in January last year on a president “had enough of a re - flourish of bouzouki and amaz - promise to reverse anti-austerity lationship with PM Tsipras to ing performances by Dimitris but after some initial resistance, call him and counsel him to Basis and Aphrodite Daniel. An agreed to the country’s third res - make a deal,” the Breitbart news enthusiastic audience at the cue package, this one for 86 bil - agency said. Cutting Room in Midtown Man - lion euros ($94.6 billion) that According to WikiLeaks, the hattan chose to reach for their came with more of the harsh initial response from Clinton’s kefi on Wednesday night rather conditions he vowed to reverse. office seemed positive but that than take in the Trump/Clinton By July of 2015 he had called the former president wanted final debate on TV, and nobody a referendum asking to more information and asked regretted the decision as they support his plan to reject more whether similar requests would tuned in to beloved songs of the austerity but after they did he be made of German Chancellor Greek cinema. reneged on that as well, closed Angela Merkel, whose country Reminding us what a crucial the banks for three weeks and has put up the bulk of three res - part music plays in film, multi - imposed capital controls that cue packages of 326 billion eu - talented Dr. Apostolos Pappas are still in place. ros ($358.62 billion) and who and Stelios Taketzis of Cosmos But with markets worried demanded Draconian measures FM provided narration that about being pushed out in return to protect her country’s added immeasurably to our de - TNH/COSTAS BEJ of the Eurozone and returning banks. light and appreciation of the The Final Presidential Debate of 2016 to its ancient drachma, emails Other WikiLeaks documents music. Achilleas Wastor directed released now by WikiLeaks show that Podesta made other the Syn-Phonia Band with Yian - A viewing party for the final presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump showed Clinton’s former Chief calls to get pressure on Tsipras, nis Sinanis on the bouzouki. was held on Oct. 19 at the Nisyrian Spiti. The politically-inclined viewers, members of the of Staff John Podesta – now Starting with Daniels’ render - Nisyrian society and their friends were riveted to the television screen. campaign Chairman for Hillary Continued on page 5 ing of by Manos Hadjidakis, winner of the 1960 Oscar, the show continued with Daniels singing the inter - national hit Don’t Ask the Sky. An Interview with New Archdiocesan Vice Chairman G. Tsandikos The musicians presented film compositions from Greece’s bril - liant and timeless composers in - By Theodore Kalmoukos TNH: How do you feel in be - ing decisions. Of course, it was nity to meet with His Eminence, cluding and ing successor to the late Michael at the Council meeting that he then I will be able to formulate Mimis Plessas. Composer BOSTON, MA – Recently ap - Jaharis? announced his decision as we our priorities because, of course, Plessas created music for more pointed by His Eminence Arch - GT: Mr. Jaharis cannot be re - had talked about the various op - I need to understand what his than a hundred films and TV bishop Demetrios as Archdioce - placed; he was a giant in many tions, so I cannot say that it was priorities are and work together programs, and is considered the san Council Vice Chairman, respects and certainly it is hum - a total surprise, it was up to His with the other members of the father of the Greek musical. Al - economist and attorney George bling to think that I will follow Eminence to make the final de - Archdiocese to really formulate though O Dromos, his best-sell - Tsandikos expressed his thoughts in his footsteps. But I think Mr. cision. what is reasonably actionable for ing album was not written for a and ideas to TNH about the Jaharis would want the Church TNH: Would you share with both the near and the longer film, the musicians performed a Archdiocese. The interview fol - to continue and my hope is that us a bit of your discussion about term. We are going to meet and lows: in a small way I can make a small the Church? talk and list the priorities. Continued on page 6 TNH: How do you feel about contribution for the further good GT: Well, our discussions TNH: May we assume that your appointment to the vice of the Archdiocese and the were very general and very pos - you will ask to be informed presidency of the Archdiocesan Church as a whole then I think itive and looking forward to the about the finances of the Arch - Council? Mr. Jaharis would approve as continuation of the work that has diocese, specifically, how its sys - GT: I am both honored and well. already started. In truth, I have tem works, who makes the deci - George humbled by the confidence of TNH: Was your appointment not yet had a chance to sit with sions, and who is the person or His Eminence has in me to serve somehow expected or a com - His Eminence and prioritize the the persons dealing with the fi - in such an important position. I plete surprise? needs for both the immediate fu - nances? Coumantaros am also excited and look forward GT: His Eminence Archbishop ture and the long term, but we GT: Absolutely, and I think in to working with His Eminence Demetrios and I talk frequently will do that very soon. my role as vice-chairman it is im - and the metropolitans and the about my role as Chairman of TNH: Do you have some pri - perative that I be informed of Passes at 94 various members of the Execu - Leadership 100, so for a few orities in mind that you would that and certainly that is one as - tive Committee and Council to months we talked about the fu - like to discuss with Archbishop Mr. George Tsandikos Vice pect that we will be talking further the good work of the ture of the Church and I knew Demetrios? Chairman Archdiocesan TNH Staff Church. that he was at the point of mak - GT: Once I have the opportu - Council. Continued on page 6

George S. Coumantaros, in - ternationally renowned business - man and veteran ocean racer, passed away peacefully in Trump’s Latest Assault Accuser is Gr.-American A Safe , Greece on October 17, overlooking his beloved Mediter - ranean sea. He was 94 years of LOS ANGELES, CA – Attorney went to New York the following House in age. He is survived by Sophie, his Gloria Allred called a press con - year and asked to have lunch wife of 63 years, his children ference on October 14 at which with Trump. He was too busy Flora and Yannis, Christina, John she introduced Summer Zervos, for lunch, she explained, but Athens and Elena, and Eugenie, as well a Greek-American woman who asked her to stop by his office. as fourteen grandchildren and had been a contestant on The Zervos continued, that great-grandchildren. Apprentice television show, Trump greeted her with an By Aliz Koletas Coumantaros was born on whose host was Donald Trump. open-mouth kiss, and after their July 23, 1922 in London and Allred began by admonishing meeting also said goodbye, Agape (not her real name) spent his early years in Greece. Trump, alleging numerous acts again kissing her on the mouth. came to Athens for a summer va - In 1940, with his parents, Flora of sexual assault on his part, and She said she was taken aback cation at the urging of a child - and John, he and his sister stating that “the White House is by this behavior, but after speak - hood friend. “You’ll have a blast! moved from Greece to Argentina, not a locker room,” a reference ing with friends and family, they Food! Beach! Fun!” She where they lived until 1947. to Trump’s response to a video concluded that simply must be promised all this to Agape and In Buenos Aires, he worked released by NBC News on Octo - his bizarre way of greeting peo - kept her promise for three days. for a major grain trading com - ber 7 on which Trump is heard ple. But on the fourth day, Agape’s making lewd and profane re - Sometime shortly thereafter, life changed. She was drugged Continued on page 8 marks, for which he apologized Trump let her know that he was while at dinner with her “friend” and deemed them as “locker heading to California and in - and woke up in a brothel still in room talk.” vited her to dinner at a Beverly a haze about what happened and Allred then introduced Zer - Hills hotel. She was brought to what she was doing. A prisoner, For subscription: vos, who read her written re - a bungalow where she said a slave, a captive, Agape was 718.784.5255 marks out loud, often pausing Trump again began kissing her held against her will through [email protected] AP PHOTO/RiNgO H.W. CHiu as her voice cracked with emo - and invited her to lay down in drugs, intimidation, and fear in Attorney Gloria Allred, left, comforts Summer Zervos who ac - tion. The 41-year-old California bed with her so they could the underground sex trafficking cuses Donald Trump of victimizing her with inappropriate sex - restaurateur explained that after watch TV, and he again made world in Greece for almost a ual conduct, during a news conference in Los Angeles on Friday she was “fired” (aka eliminated physical advances toward her. year. She admitted to having so Oct. 14, 2016. Summer Zervoshe latest woman to publicly ac - from competition) on the 2006 cuse Trump of inappropriate behavior accusation. season of The Apprentice, she Continued on page 5 Continued on page 10 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 22-28, 2016 The Onassis Festival Antigone Now Opening Night and Live Performances

By Eleni Sakellis Onassis Foundation Executive work of acclaimed artist Carrie Director and Cultural Director Mae Weems. Highlighted by NEW YORK – The Onassis Festi - Amalia Cosmetatou, and Irish song, text, projection, and val opened on October 13 at the actress and director Fiona Shaw. video, the performance lecture Onassis Cultural Center in Mid - Among the artists showing included the talented singers town Manhattan. Guests in - their work in the festival, Maria Alicia Hall Moran, Imani Uzuri cluded His Eminence Arch - Papadimitriou, curator Yorgos and Eisa Davis. It dramatically bishop Demetrios, Consul Tzirtzilakis, Stefanos Tsivopou - illustrated the enduring signifi - Generals of Greece in New York los, and Alexandra Kehayoglu cance of the iconic Antigone, Kostas Koutras, of Cyprus Vasil - also attended. and its profound relevance to ios Philippou, Consul of Greece Opening night featured Past our contemporary moment. As Manos Koubarakis, their wives, Tense, the performance-based noted on the festival website, it

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Friday Evening marks the confluence of history. Weems said, “While working on The Eleventh of November, 2016 Grace Notes for months it oc - curred to me that I was telling the story of Antigone, wherein The Mandarin Oriental, New York an innocent man dies by unjus - tified means and his sister fights for the right to bury him honor - ably. But the wider community 80 Columbus Circle at 60th Street refuses her; her right to justice, and to peace, is denied.” The powerful performance called on the audience to “stand for some - thing before you fall for any - Reception: Seven Thirty, Dinner: Eight Thirty thing.” Greek artist and filmmaker around me.” The idea of City, some of whom were mem - Tsivopoulos told The National Antigone became central to bers of St. Louis law enforce - Reservations: $300 Per Person, Black Tie Herald, “I hadn’t read the play Tsivopoulos’ work, doing what’s ment, the choir expressed the by Sophocles in a long time so I right even if it goes against the emotions of the play in powerful Please contact: Vily Apostolatos: [email protected] knew vaguely the play and the establishment. vocals that brought the audi - Madelene Lambiris: [email protected] story, but not really as I should.” We, Antigone, his short film ence to their feet for standing He noted that he had never follows the life of Rakeem Ed - ovations. The moving perfor - done work inspired by antiquity. wards, a homeless 25-year-old mance by the soloists was un - “What’s important with this big gay, black man, born in Georgia forgettable. concept, these classical works is and raised in Alaska. Presenting As Onassis Foundation Exec - Young Professionals Connect to understand what’s their rela - the unvarnished, at times brutal, utive Director and Cultural Di - tion to the now, why they mat - truth of the challenges Rakeem rector Amalia Cosmetatou noted ter, and how we can energize faces as he struggles to live his in her introduction to the per - Buffet, Open Bar, Dancing: Eight Thirty them, reenergize them, and look life and be who he is, the film formance, “I can personally at - at them in an exciting way.” will be on display in the gallery test that what you are about to Reservations: $175 Per Person, Black Tie optional “The more I looked into the of the Onassis Cultural Center witness is an extraordinary play, the more I realized how in - in New York through December. event.” “The electrifying perfor - Please contact: Bia George: [email protected] credibly relevant it is to our As noted on the Onassis Fes - mance” as she called it, “keeps times in so many different tival website, “Alexandra Ke - the spirit of Antigone alive and Stella Pantelidis: [email protected] ways,” Tsivopoulos observed. hayoglou crafts wool rugs as warns us what can happen The act of defiance against unique works of art with a when we don’t listen to each Creon and also how you honor hand-tufting process that takes other.” A town hall discussion To Pay by credit card, please visit:ac-philoptochos.com your own, themes of loss and several months to complete. Us - followed the reading, framed by love, “right there you have such ing discarded thread from her community panelist remarks— huge concepts to work with. I family’s carpet factory in Buenos including members of law en - GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESAN CATHEDRAL PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY felt a little intimidated to be Aires, she describes her rugs as forcement, activists, and con - 337 EAST 74TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10021 . TEL:(212)288-3215 honest, but then something hap - portals to memories, with a di - cerned citizens—facilitated by pened. I started seeing Antigone rect connection to her Greek Bryan Doerries- Artistic Director grandparents’ past weaving of of Outside the Wire, with the Ottoman-style carpets in goal of generating powerful di - Turkey.” alogue, fostering compassion, Kehayoglu is internationally understanding, and positive ac - renowned and as she told TNH, tion. Antigone in Ferguson was working in this medium is in her developed by Outside the Wire genes. She said that the piece and the PopTech Institute, and on display in the Onassis Festi - is co-presented by the Onassis val is the first she has made Foundation USA. working with the mineral world. The filming of the Antigone Most of her works are inspired in Ferguson project documen - by the landscapes of her native tary took place on September Argentina— forests, desert is - 17 in Ferguson, MO. The lively lands, Patagonian glaciers, and discussion that followed empha - the pastizales (grasslands) sized how relevant the ancient where the sheep from which the play is to our present-day soci - wool is sheared graze. An advo - ety and how important it is to cate for the environment, Ke - do the right thing and be the hayoglou creates impressive change you want to see in your works inspired by nature. Her community. Education to open artwork will be on display in the opportunities for young people Atrium at the Onassis Center and increased communication through December. between law enforcement and Onassis Festival Live Presen - the community were also men - tations tioned as ways to deal with the The Onassis Festival contin - issues. ued through the weekend with The final day of the Onassis incredible live performances. Festival Antigone Now, October Antigone-Lonely Planet by 16, was also Family Day at the award-winning playwright and festival with activities, work - actor Lena Kitsopoulou was per - shops, performances and a su - formed on October 15. Specially perhero dress-up station, all de - commissioned for the Antigone signed for children age 5 and Now festival and inspired by up. The theme was Everyday Sophocles’ Antigone, the play Superheroes. The performance takes a unique, at times comical, of Mina’s Dream by Hamid Rah - stance on the ancient play while manian delighted the audience commenting on the state of of all ages. The specially com - Greece today. Director Kit - missioned piece by the award- sopoulou also starred in the play winning Iranian artist based in along with Sofia Kokkali, New York is a ten-minute Themis Panou and Anastasios shadow play. It tells the story of Samaras. a young girl whose dreams clash Antigone in Ferguson was with her community’s social ex - also presented on October 15 pectations for girls. Designed for and featured a screening of clips ages 5 and up, the play was per - from the world premiere of the formed three times and each short documentary Antigone in performance was followed by a Ferguson, followed by a live dra - discussion and Q&A with the matic reading of scenes from artists and special guest Antigone with Reg E. Cathey Olympic gold medalist in the (House of Cards, The Wire), pole vault Katerina Stefanidi. Gloria Reuben (ER), Glenn When asked how it felt to com - Davis (24, The Unit), and pete in the Olympics, Stefanidi Samira Wiley (Orange Is the said it was “emotional, but you New Black) highlighted by the have to go in like it’s a normal extraordinary Gospel choir act - competition, and if I do what ing as the Greek chorus of the I’ve trained to do, I’ll have a ancient play. With singers from chance to get a medal, and it Ferguson, MO and New York turned out for the best.” THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 22-28, 2016 3

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TNH Staff does great things for the com - anaris remarked on the many munity and as a mother, she ap - laws that have been held up ASTORIA – Supporters of New preciates his efforts for the pub - over the years by party politics. York State Senator Michael Gi - lic good, for young people, A priority is fixing ethics laws, anaris gathered at Trattoria L’in - families, and seniors. “He cares with all the investigations left contro on October 17 for a re - about everyone,” she said. and right, Gianaris is in favor of ception in honor of the Deputy Simotas then introduced City stopping politicians from mak - Democratic Conference Leader, Councilman Costa Constanti - ing outside income. He observed who is running for reelection nides, who was not a next- door that much to his mother’s dis - this year. neighbor, but lived a block away may he hasn’t made a penny in The Astoria-native welcomed from Gianaris in Astoria. Con - 16 years, since he first went into the guests warmly as they en - stantinides said, “I met him for politics. Other issues on the tered the restaurant. Supporters the first time at Steinway Park agenda, the environment, lim - expressed their admiration for playing basketball, and then he iting emissions while still being the Senator and happily at - disappeared for a while to attend conscious of energy industry tended the event, partly because Harvard Law School.” Constan - concerns, women’s issues, equal of the great food, but mostly for tinides noted Gianaris’ years of pay for equal work, would be the hardworking Gianaris, who public service to the community top priorities and several laws continues to serve the commu - and the work he has done pro - could be passed in the first days nity with the same energy and tecting the quality of life of the of a Democratic majority. Gia - commitment as when he was area, the improved traffic safety, naris said, “Great things can be first elected to public office. helping to get a new library built, done” for the local community Among the guests, former “the list goes on and on and I and for New York State to City Council Speaker Peter Val - can’t say enough about him.” change for the better. lone, Sr. who represented Asto - Gianaris then thanked every - Elected to the State Senate ria from 1974 until 2001, spoke one for attending the event and in 2010 with over 81% of the enthusiastically about Gianaris, TNH/ElENi SAkElliS for their continuing support. He vote after a decade of dedicated noting that he has a tremendous Senator Michael Gianaris at Trattoria L'incontro. thanked his parents and brother public service in the State As - opportunity to be one of the who also attended the event. sembly, Senator Gianaris is the greatest leaders in New York. one of the greatest in the New politicians are not very enthusi - good friend, predecessor in the Mentioning how the New York first Greek-American to be Vallone introduced State Assem - York, observing that “everyone astic towards one another. New York State Assembly, and State Senate is one seat away elected to office from New York blymember Aravella Simotas as loves her” in Albany, where most Simotas said that Gianaris, her one-time next-door neighbor, from a Democratic majority, Gi - City. World Monuments Fund to Honor Stavros Niarchos Foundation at Gala

TNH Staff newer landmark buildings, and tivism, and leadership is helping the maintenance of religious to ensure that these extraordi - NEW YORK – World Monu - sanctuaries around the world. nary works of post-war archi - ments Fund (WMF) will honor In 2016, the Foundation cele - tecture – structures that fuse the Stavros Niarchos Foundation brated its 20th anniversary with Japanese tradition with modern (SNF) and Tomas Maier, Cre - the completion of the magnifi - design – are preserved for the ative Director of Bottega Veneta, cent Stavros Niarchos Founda - benefit of future generations. at the twenty-ninth annual tion Cultural Center (SNFCC), WMF’s 2016 Hadrian Gala is Hadrian Gala at The Plaza on in Athens, designed by Renzo hosted by Dinner Chairs Fer - October 24. WMF President Piano. nanda M. Kellogg, Monika Joshua David said the organiza - Tomas Maier, the Creative McLennan, Irene Moscahlaidis, tion “is thrilled to honor the Director of Bottega Veneta, will and Jack Shear. Stavros Niarchos Foundation receive the Watch Award in Among those attending the and Tomas Maier for significant recognition of his inspiring con - event in addition to Maier and and inspiring accomplishments tributions to the field of preser - David will be SNF co-President in the field of cultural heritage vation and his advocacy for en - Andreas Dracopoulos, architect preservation.” dangered Modernist Toshiko Mori, Prince Amyn Aga SNF will receive the Hadrian architecture. A lifelong architec - Khan, Mica Ertugen, Jacqueline Award in recognition of the ex - ture enthusiast, Maier has led Sackler, and opera singer Jessye traordinary philanthropic legacy his company’s Modernism ini - Norman who will perform at the begun by SNF’s founder, the late tiative to raise international gala. Tickets to the Gala are Stavros S. Niarchos. The legacy awareness about the threats fac - available online at wmf.org. includes the restoration and ing Japan’s mid-century land - conservation of many of marks, many of which are at risk Ephesus was added to the Greece’s ancient and iconic from natural disaster and devel - World Monuments Fund structures, the protection of opment. Maier’s advocacy, ac - Watch list in 2004. White House Wanted Bill Clinton to Squeeze Tsipras Photographer Palios

Continued from page 1 volatile time when the White House was also concerned Made NY Park Worker including to U.S. Ambassador to about a neo-communist party in Hungary Eleni Kounalakis. power, although Tsipras was ac - Hillary Clinton aide Jake Sulli - quiescing to the capitalists he Scoop Dog Poop Off van said Mrs. Clinton had “indi - loathed, concessions that split cated her view that would be his party and drove him to best to avoid Grexit.” dump dissidents angry over Photographer Palios Made 12 years, she asked for a trans - It wasn’t indicated whether what they said was a massive NY Park Worker Scoop Dog fer to another park and was Clinton ever did speak to Tsipras betrayal of SYRIZA, riddled with Poop from His Shoe given it while a spokesperson but the Prime Minister’s office Maoists, Stalinists, Trotskyites, A New York park worker for the agency said they’re look - said there was no contact or dis - Leninists and with anarchist and complained that Greek-Ameri - ing into the incident. cussion just after the referen - terrorist sympathizers. can fine arts photographer BLAMES HER dum. The request to Clinton also Christos Palios demanded she Palios blamed Chatman for The Greek newspaper came a time when Tsipras was clean doggie doo off his fancy doing what he asked and NYC Kathimerini reported that it was still pretending to stick to his European shoe at an exhibit of Park Advocates she could have told by sources close to Tsipras guns and criticizing the lenders his work near the Mayor’s Gra - refused, the Post wrote. that he had talked with Clinton and sending out signals he cie Mansion official residence. “I felt uncomfortable a little but ahead of the vote, not after might prefer a default and Eu - “He had this the results came in that showed rozone exit. cocky, arrogant Greeks wanted to buck the cred - Tsipras signed the debt deal demeanor to itors. Former California State Treasurer Phil Angelides within a few days of the email himself, like this The newspaper said Tsipras between Podesta and Bill Clin - was a regular aides denied that a call had “I’m on a train and hard to Clinton. The reply from Clin - ton’s office, comparing himself thing for him,” taken place on July 10, the date talk by phone. White House ton’s office was: to a General being forced to ac - Tasheema Chat - Wikileaks reports indicated that asked me whether WJC had “He says yes, but he’d need cept humiliating terms of sur - man said of Clinton was asked to step up enough of a relationship with a lot more info than he has now. render. He is doing even more Palios even as and put his weight behind push - PM Tsipras to call him and coun - His immediate question is – are of it now. she fumed ing Tsipras. It wasn’t indicated sel him to make a deal. Can you we pushing Merkle (sic) too? Tsipras, two months after when she said why Clinton would have any in - ask him whether that’s in the What time will you be available signing the deal, a Clinton she was pres - fluence over the far-Leftist realm of possibility. If yes, I can to talk? They have Charlotte, so Global Initiative meeting where sured to do the leader who was already conced - talk to him after I’m off the train just need to be able to give a Clinton reportedly “made it nasty job as su - ing ground to the lenders. and explain their thinking and heads up.” clear that he considers austerity pervisors didn’t Wikileaks released what it what they are hoping to accom - The request shows the level to be a mistake, and that he be - intervene, the said was the email that report - plish. Thanks.” of American interest in the debt lieves Greece is entitled to an New York Post edly went like this: WJC is William Jefferson crisis in a tiny country during a opportunity to grow.” reported. Palios, from Baltimore, stepped on the dog pile while Trump’s Latest Sexual Assault Accuser is Gr.-American his work was being displayed and sold at the bit the whole time, but I thought Gracie Square Art Show in Carl it was just going to be a 15- or Continued from page 1 Schurz Park. 20-second thing,” Palios said. “I He told park workers to clean called for three little spots.” He Zervos says she pushed him it up, and Chatman said she was didn’t explain why he didn’t away, indicating she wasn’t in - called by a supervisor to do the clean his own shoe. terested in having sexual rela - duty as one of two employees “What bothers me univer - tions with him. designated as “poop girls” for sally is that she had a choice just He acquiesced, got up, paced the event. to say no, no, no,” he added. “I around the room – Zervos Chatman, 40, said she only mean, I didn’t order her. I said, sensed he might be angry – and expected to clean up doggy doo ‘Are you sure?’ and I just then it was all business. During from sidewalks and grass, not thought she had helped some - dinner, delivered to the bunga - from the sole of someone’s shoe. one else with it or, or it was no low, Zervos said Trump told her As she polished the shoe, big deal,” he offered as an ex - she didn’t understand love and “My supervisors didn’t say any - planation. probably had never been in thing,” she said. “They didn’t He said it was really the fault love. stop it, they didn’t say any - of New Yorkers for letting their During dinner, Zervos said, thing,” according to the news - dogs drop where they want in Trump also gave her advice paper. One of them “just smiled” the parks. “It was because New about how to prevent from de - and the other “was busy looking Yorkers don’t clean up their dog faulting on a mortgage on her at his phone,” she said. poo,” said the artist. home. Chatman said Palios, kneel - On his website, Palios writes He asked her to meet him at ing beside her, inspected his that his work “probes ideas of his golf course the following other shoe for droppings so she identity and isolation within ur - day. She figured he still wanted took off before he could call on ban, industrial, and natural her to work for him, even as she her to do it again. spaces, seeking connection in resisted his sexual advances. Af - AP PHOTO/RiNgO H.W. CHiu “They made me feel less than environments mostly devoid of ter speaking with her father and Attorney Gloria Allred leads Summer Zervos into a news conference in Los Angeles, Oct. 14. a person. I can’t stop breaking human figures and where only taking his advice, Zervos went down,” she said, adding that she footprints remain. to the golf course the next day, her in the future, she should call never received the letter and With less than a month left cried in the bathroom for 15 “I am attracted to irregular - where he introduced her to the his office, not his private num - couldn’t hire her as he was lay - in the presidential campaign, minutes after the incident. ity, deviation, and subtleties in general manager. ber. “I never saw him again,” ing off thousands of employees. this latest episode is what is now “I just don’t understand how subjects secluded from view or Zervos said she got a job of - Zervos said. Zervos said she harbored no virtually a daily barrage of scan - somebody can treat another hu - concealed in plain sight. Inher - fer, but that it was for half of Zervos said she persisted in ill will toward Trump and dalous allegations, in the form man being like that. And this is ent in my work is a discourse of what she said she was interested seeking to work for him, and wished him well, but that after of sexual assault charges against happening right in the Mayor’s subtle confrontation between in earning. Trump replied, Zer - that Trump told her to send him hearing his hot mic remarks last Trump, and damaging emails re - backyard and he needs to traditional and modern daily vos said, that he couldn’t talk a letter. “He gave me the week, felt she had to come for - vealed by WikiLeaks about his know.” life.” Apparently not dog poop, and that if she wanted to reach runaround,” she said, stating he ward. opponent, Hillary Clinton. Chatman, a park worker for though. 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 22-28, 2016 Mitsotakis Attends Athenagoras Award Presentation to Cuomo in NY

By Demetris Tsakas right to vote for Greeks living abroad. It is a request that has NEW YORK – New Democracy been made for several decades Party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis and a request that will be satis - attended the Annual Banquet of fied by the next New Democracy the Order of St. Andrew, Ar - government. New Democracy chons of the Ecumenical Patri - has already tabled a legislative archate and the presentation of bill in parliament. This proposal the Athenagoras Human Rights has not even been discussed yet, Award to New York Governor under the responsibility of the Andrew Cuomo. Presidium of Parliament. The event was attended by "But since I am certain that about 600 Greek-Americans from New Democracy will win the all across the United States, who next election and will implement responded with sustained ap - this long-standing expatriate de - plause during Mitsotakis en - mand, I believe that after the fol - trance into the ballroom, as well lowing elections, the Greek ex - as during Archbishop Demetrios’ patriates who are registered to reference to his presence. Indica - vote will be able to vote from tive of this admiration was the their legal residence," he added. fact that Gov. Cuomo sat between Called upon to comment on Mitsotakis and Demetrios and the the statement by French Presi - three men had the chance to en - dent François Hollande about the gage in conversation. drachma, Mitsotakis replied: "We Michael Psaros, who was the TNH ARCHiVES have proposed the formation of major sponsor of the event, pre - New Democracy Party President Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the award presentation for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a committee of inquiry to inves - sented the official guests and at New York’s Marriot Marquis Hotel. Also in attendance, His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios and 600 Greek-Americans. tigate what exactly happened in stressed that they were simulta - the first six months of 2015. We neously celebrating the 25th an - emphasized that they are a part He talked about his father’s his father and expressed his de - about the two-day conference in already know that the cost to the niversary of the enthronement of the order of fighters for reli - and his family’s relationship with sire that a photo of the two be Boston, he stated: "I had the op - Greek economy and the Greek of the Ecumenical Patriarch gious freedoms. He then spoke the Greek-American community placed in a corner of the new portunity to participate and be society of the destructive govern - Bartholomew and the 50th an - about the double anniversary and noted that it was based on church. one of the keynote speakers at ment manipulations, which led niversary of the establishment of and noted that they have pub - the shared professed values of The archbishop stated that an extremely interesting confer - to the tragic referendum, the the Order of the Archons. He lished the biography of the Italian and Greek communi - the guest of honor is a politician ence organized by Tufts Univer - closing of the banks and ulti - also referred to the Holy and Bartholomew. He pointed out ties and on the role of educa - who speaks the truth to the peo - sity about Greece, which is at an mately to the third memoran - Great Council which convened that he Cuomo stood by the tion. ple, and he pointed out that inflection point. dum, was and remains too great. this past summer in . community in its struggle for the He pointed out that the state tonight “we are honoring” and “Returning to Boston is al - “I do not know the accuracy Newsman Ernie Anastos, who rebuilding of St. Nicholas at invested $25 billion for public proving that “we do not forget." ways a pleasant occasion for me. of these claims, but I know that was the presenter of the Ground Zero and noted that schools and that the goal is the He then referred to his role in Thirty years ago I had arrived as we need to learn the truth. And, evening, congratulated the gov - "justice has been done." return on that investment. Fur - the decision for the reconstruc - a young student and now I re - as the next government, New ernor and focused on the rela - The governor mentioned the thermore, he referred to the in - tion of St. Nicholas and stressed turn as the leader of the New Democracy will proceed to form tionship of his late father and presence of Patrick Foye, Execu - vestments in the infrastructure that "without you it would not Democracy party, and so my this committee of inquiry to find former governor Mario and his tive Director of the Port Author - program, which have already be - have been built." feelings are always feelings of out if there actually was a Plan family with the Greek-American ity of New York and New Jersey, gun, adding that we will leave a MITSOTAKIS’ REMARKS satisfaction.” B, if there was a parallel pro - community. and added that the contracts better New York to our children. Mitsotakis gave an interview Asked about the issue of the gram to return to the drachma National Commander of the permitting the construction of He also spoke a great deal to TNH and to the radio station expatriate right to vote, he and who is ultimately responsi - Order Dr. Anthony Limberakis St. Nicholas were signed the pre - about the relationship between CosmosFM. noted: "I want to reiterate my ble for what happened in the presented the new Archons and vious day. the late Archbishop Iakovos and In response to a question personal commitment to the first six months." Heide Revelis Keeps Up Family Tradition at Kouzina Greek Kitchen

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