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Anthora: The Greek cup that became a symbol of New York

The blue-and-white paper cup created in the 1960s for New York’s Greek diners evolved into one of the city’s most recognizable symbols

The story behind the Greek “New York’s Coffee Cup”

The cup gained popularity thanks to Greek owned diners & later became the standard coffee-cup-to-go throughout NYC