Opa! Greek in NYC




WFUV's Cityscape show

Summary: <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">It’ll be all Greek to New York Sunday (3/27/11), as the annual Greek Independence Day Parade makes its way through Manhattan’s 5<sup>th</sup> Avenue.<span>  </span>This year’s event celebrates the 190<sup>th</sup> anniversary of Greek independence from Turkish rule.<span>   </span>The parade’s a city tradition, dating back to 1938.<span>  </span>It found a home on 5<sup>th</sup> Avenue in 1951.<span> On this edition of Cityscape, </span>we’re exploring all things Greek, from ancient literature to the cuisine.</p>