Greek Foreign Affairs Minister George Gerapetritis congratulated newly appointed Israeli Foreign Affairs Minister Israel Katz on assuming his duties in a phone call on Thursday.

Greek Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias met with his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz in Athens on Thursday and discussed security in the region, comparing notes on aggression by Turkey in Greece's case and Iran in Israel's.

Following recent revelations regarding questionable spending and a lack of effective oversight at the Queens Borough Public Library, Borough President Melinda Katz, Senator Michael Gianaris and Assemblyman Jeffrion Aubry today announced they have crafted and introduced legislation to reform the operations of the Library's Board of Trustees and improve the Library's overall governance (A.9217/S.6893).