rriving in significant numbers in the mid-19th century, Slovaks first settled in the East Village around 14th Street and 2nd Avenue, gradually moving with other Central and Eastern European groups up towards Yorkville, where Slovak-language church services are still held today at the Church of St. John Nepomucene. A host of Slovak-language newspapers and community organization, including the still-active Slovak American Cultural Center, flourished in New York, thanks in part to a new wave of Slovak refugees who came after the Second World War. New Slovak communities formed in the Williamsburg/Greenpoint area, in western Queens, and in Yonkers (where the Catholic Slovak Club is located).