Lech Walesa, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning former president of Poland, will show his support of Occupy Wall Street by paying Zuccotti Park a visit. "How could I not respond," Walesa said, "The thousands of people gathered near Wall Street are worried about the fate of their future, the fate of their country. This is something I understand." more ›

St. Patrick's Cathedral held a service last night to mourn the death of Polish president Lech Kaczynski and the 96 others on his plane, which crashed in Russia on Saturday morning. The service was actually planned earlier as a commemoration of Polish Pope John Paul II, who died five years ago this month, but turned into a tribute to Kaczynski in the wake of the tragic news. One Brooklyn resident told the Daily News, "He was my president. Everyone in Poland loved him. He died too soon." more ›

The 60-year-old President, the first lady and several military officials were killed in a plane crash near Smolensk, Russia yesterday morning. Heavy fog had been reported in the area before the crash, but investigators still do not know what caused the crash. Kaczynski was traveling to Russia for the 70th anniversary of the Russian massacre of Polish prisoners of war in the village of Katyn. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Vladimir Putin to head an inquiry commission at the scene of the crash, which former President Aleksander Kwasniewski called, “a damned place. It sends shivers down my spine.” more ›

Polish President Lech Kaczynski was killed early this morning in a plane crash at a Russian airport. CNN is reporting that there are no survivors from the 97 person flight, which included Kaczynski's wife and several military officials. Parliament Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski has taken over as President, and declared it "a time for national mourning." more ›

It’s hard to imagine a production of Macbeth with more sound and fury than the outré adaptation currently battering audiences on the Brooklyn waterfront in DUMBO. Two parts Shakespeare and one part Ridley Scott, this visionary spectacle is the work of Polish director Grzegorz Jarzyna and the TR Warszawa theater company; it’s being staged outdoors in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge with a cast of 32 actors on a 36-foot-high set built specifically for the production. more ›

In a televised address Monday night, Polish President Lech Kaczynski showed a clip depicting a gay couple (pictured) from Queens getting married in Toronto five years ago. Kaczynski’s anti-gay speech was meant to warn Polish conservatives about what lies ahead if Poland ratifies the European Union’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. Here's TV news coverage of the gay marriage storm gathering at Poland's borders. more ›