storia is often cited as the largest and most diverse Greek community outside of Greece, with a tremendous range of cultural, political, religious and other institutions. Astoria became pre-eminent beginning in the 1960s, with significant communities of Pontic Greeks, Cretans, and Cypriots (all speaking distinctive varieties of Greek) as well as a galaxy of organizations based on people's islands or towns of origin—from the Amorgos Society (from the island of Amorgos in the Cyclades) to the Thessalonikian Society (for those from that major city in the north of Greece). In recent decades, significant Greek-speaking communities have also taken root across eastern Queens in neighborhoods such as Auburndale and Bayside, among others, with churches, schools, restaurants, and other institutions to match. Others have moved even further east to Nassau and Suffolk counties.