Fifth Avenue merchants celebrate the holiday season
The holiday season was in full swing as members of the Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District gathered at the Bay Ridge Manor to celebrate and to honor two of their own.
Zoe Koutsoupakis, vice president of Marathon Bank, which has been acquired by Investors Bank, and Olympia Colandrea, the founder of Da Noi on Fifth, were feted for their efforts on behalf of the avenue and the community.
You are the person who has the community in your heart, mind and soul every single day, State Senator Marty Golden told Koutsoupakis, who was described by BID Vice President Basil Capetanakis as a successful banker, a successful professional woman, a humanitarian and a member of many philanthropic organizations.