Thursday Feb. 4, Our World In Pictures
LOCAL BANK EXPANDS IN BROOKLYN: Senior Advisor Ingrid P. Lewis-Martin (center of photo) representing Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and Investors Bank Chief Operating Officer Domenick Cama (center of photo) lead the ribbon cutting ceremonies during the Grand Opening of the Avenue J branch in the Midwood neighborhood on February 2. Shown in the front row of the photo are from left to right: Investors Bank Director of Retail Banking Paul Kalamaras, Avenue J branch Head Teller Veness Bonder, CRE Lending Officer Chris Koutsis, Special Assistant Joel Eisdorfer, office of Brooklyn Borough President, Brooklyn Market Manager Roni Shoyfer, N.Y. Regional Manager Ana Maria Oliveira, Ms. Lewis-Martin, COO Domenick Cama, Assistant Branch Manager Mire Gerguri, Head of Commercial Lending Mark Noto and Chief Lending Officer Richard Spengler as well as Investors’ Jean Mouscardy and Marc Lighter.
ATHENS — Nation Strikes: Members of the PAME Communist-affiliate protest during a 24-hour nationwide general strike on Thursday. Unions called the strike to protest pension reforms that are part of the country’s third international bailout. The left-led government is trying to overhaul the country’s ailing pension system by increasing social security contributions to avoid pension cuts, but critics say the reforms will lead many to lose two-thirds of their income to contributions and taxes.
PENNSYLVANIA — Blaze Takes Over Hotel: Firefighters battle a blaze at The Blakeslee Inn & Restaurant on Route 940 in Tobyhanna on Wednesday. Crews from Monroe, Carbon, Lackawanna and Luzerne counties were called to fight the fire.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.