BAY RIDGE — There was an undeniable feeling of jubilation in the air, as the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church of Brooklyn hosted its annual three-day Greek Festival, a decades’ old neighborhood tradition, from Sept. 20-22, along Ridge Boulevard between 84th and 86th Streets. 

The event drew thousands and offered an abundance of Greek food and pastries, rides, games and entertainment but most importantly, it paid homage to Greek culture in Bay Ridge which has the second largest population of Greeks outside of Astoria, Queens, and Greece.