MAYOR GIULIANI PROCLAIMS GREEK INDEPENDENCE WEEK AT CITY HALL CEREMONY FOR GREEK-AMERICAN COMMUNITY
Will March in Greek Independence Parade on Sunday, March 23
"For more than one hundred years, New Yorkers have celebrated Greek Independence Day with our Hellenic communities, " Mayor Giuliani said." In fact, the Greek flag was first flown over City Hall in 1893 to honor Greek independence. We continue that great tradition here today. "Freedom usually comes with a price," the Mayor observed. "For Greece, the price of freedom from the Ottoman Empire was eight long years of war. And for their hard fought victory against oppression, Greeks earned the respect and admiration of the entire world. And perhaps it is our mutual roots of revolutionary independence that have attracted so many Greek immigrants to our City." As he does every year, Mayor Giuliani will be in the line of march this Sunday, March 23rd, when the Greek Independence Day parade moves up Fifth Avenue. The parade, organized by the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, a non- profit organization made up of more than 200,000 Greek-Americans, this year marks the 176th anniversary of Greek independence and celebrates the culture, heritage and history of New Yorkers of Greek ancestry. Mayor Giuliani was Grand Marshal of last year's parade.
Also participating in today's ceremony was Bill Stathakos,President of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York. There was also a musical program by the Makedonia Ensemble.
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