Golden Dawn is a Nationalist "Neo Nazi" party in Greece. The group is known for being Anti-immigration and Anti-semitic. The group's leader, Nikolaos Michaloliakos, has praised Hitler as a great man.
Members of the party have been sited in Astoria, a notably Greek neighborhood. Members of the Golden Dawn had approached merchants in the community asking for donations to help the people of Greece, without identifying themselves as members of the group.
Merchants say, they only learned that they were with Golden Dawn after the members came back days later with Golden Dawn NYC T-shirts for those who had donated. In an article in the New York Times, a cafe owner in Astoria tells of a Golden Dawn member leaving his cards in his cafe, all of which have been taken by the end of the week.
The Stop Golden Dawn Coalition has been established to oppose the group. Nicholas Levi, a member of Occupy Astoria Long Island City has also joined the opposing coalition, comparing Golden Dawn to the Nazi party in The Daily News.
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| Anti Golden Dawn Poster in Astoria, Photo by Claire Trapasso, New York Daily News |
The Daily News also reported that members of the group have been making appearances at meetings for a Greek Student Group at Queens College.
There is concern that the group has set up office in Astoria, the NYT reports, but that has yet to be confirmed.
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