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The Stormy Daniels Case Made Easy: Contract Law for Porn Stars
Apr 24, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 60 60 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Bill Cafaro In Stormy Daniels v. Donald J. Trump, Michael Cohen, and the LLC that paid her the $130,000 in hush money, in   federal court in Los Angeles , she is asking the court to let her ou...
The Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act
Apr 24, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 59 59 recommendations | email to a friend
A New Law to Further the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in NYC Workplaces The New York City Council recently passed legislation called the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act. If Mayor Bill de Blasi...
SPRING SAFETY TIPS FOR MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS
Apr 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 218 218 recommendations | email to a friend
As the weather warms up, people take to the road and want to spend more time outdoors. In particular, an increasing number of bicyclists and pedestrians join the thoroughfares, and motorists need t...
Employee Salary Histories
Apr 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 68 68 recommendations | email to a friend
Can Employers Ask Employees About their Salary History? On May 4, 2017, the New York City Council passed a bill that limited what an employer can ask job candidates about their salary history, comp...
What Employers Should Know About the New York Women’s Equality Act
Apr 13, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 355 355 recommendations | email to a friend
Clarifications for Employers for Women in the Workplace In June of 2014, the Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law, which bolstered civil rights...
Wish You Had a Case Against Harvey Weinstein? Maybe Not
Apr 05, 2018 | 1 1 comments | 455 455 recommendations | email to a friend
The parent company of Weinstein Co.filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on March 20, 2018. Before that, Eric Schneiderman, the New York Attorney General, had filed a lawsuit again...
How Does the New York Compassionate Care Act Affect Employers?
Apr 05, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 58 58 recommendations | email to a friend
The New York Compassionate Care Act (NYCCA) protects patients who are certified to use medical marijuana from being subject to criminal or civil marijuana charges. We live in an age where some stat...
MORE ABOUT EMPLOYEE WAGE DEDUCTIONS
Mar 30, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 494 494 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Stephen D. Hans As an employer, have you ever wondered if a wage deduction you made was legal? New York Labor Law establishes what is legal and what is not for wage deductions. If you have que...
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY: FAQS ABOUT TIPS
Mar 30, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 284 284 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Stephen D. Hans Owners in the restaurant industry often have questions about tips. As a restaurant owner, it’s important to know your rights and responsibilities regarding tips so you can avoi...
A Renaissance Woman In New York City. Interview With LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Mar 18, 2018 | 2 2 comments | 56 56 recommendations | email to a friend
  An interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena She is the optimal example of a  Renaissance woman  and a  New Yorker  combined: humble but determined, soft spoken but direct, with a genial attitude not u...

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Penelope infrastructure project to finish by next June
More than a dozen Middle Village residents attended last Wednesday’s informational meeting about the Penelope Avenue combined sewer and water main project. At the meeting, representatives from the ...
May 30, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
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Students plant flowers ahead of parade
Dozens of pre-kindergarten students from Maspeth Town Hall helped plant flowers at Maspeth Memorial Park last Wednesday morning ahead of the weekend’s Memorial Day parade. They were accompanied by ...
May 30, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Memorial Day Parade honors 75th anniversary of USO
Hundreds of Maspeth residents attended the annual Maspeth Memorial Day Parade on Sunday afternoon. This year, the parade honored the 75th anniversary of the United Service Organizations. The parade...
May 30, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nearly 2,000 attend Queens Chamber expo
Over 1,800 attendees and 150 vendors were part of the Queens Chamber of Commerce's Business Expo at Citi Field last Wednesday. Tamara Lajara, director of sales, marketing and business development a...
May 24, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pol asks for community input on light rail
Line would run from Jamaica to Long Island City
May 23, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 128 128 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter (5/15/17-5/21-17)
Monday, May 15 Konrad R. Wiktorzak was arrested at 60-78 69th Place for menacing by Officer Ziman. Ming Fang Chen was arrested at 52-54 73rd Street for criminal mischief by Office Capaee. Anthony T...
May 23, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 136 136 recommendations | email to a friend
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Middle Village Prep parents organize to take on Brooklyn Diocese
Christ the King files injunction to stop court decision
May 23, 2017 | 5 5 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pictured from left to right are head coach Nicholas Scales, CB5 Parks chair Steve Fiedler and head coach Evangelia Papacostas.
Maspeth High softball team helps beautify fields
Two weeks ago, the girls softball team from Maspeth High School was at Juniper Valley Park in Middle Village to beautify the park’s fields. The girls use Juniper Valley Park as their home field. Ac...
May 19, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens Blvd. redesign gets the green light
Four months after holding a Safety Workshop in Rego Park, the Department of Transportation’s redesign plans for Queens Boulevard was approved in a 24-3 vote by Community Board 6. While the city hav...
May 18, 2017 | 1 1 comments | 132 132 recommendations | email to a friend
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Middle Village Prep taking applications for next year
Brooklyn Diocese in legal dispute with charter school
May 16, 2017 | 11 11 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Officials condemn immigration officials seeking Queens student
Chancellor ensures parents that schools are safe
May 16, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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O'Neill, Maciag to lead 2017 Memorial Day Parade
The Maspeth Memorial Day Parade will take place on Sunday, May 28, at 1 p.m. It begins at Walter A. Garlinge Memorial Park at 72nd Street and Grand Avenue with a ceremony following the parade at Ma...
May 16, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 71 71 recommendations | email to a friend
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St. Stan's students visit Credit Suisse
St. Stanislaus Kosta held a Mentor/Career Day for eighth graders on April 26. Twenty-nine children from the Maspeth school visited the Credit Suisse office in Manhattan, where they learned how to d...
May 10, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 66 66 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jackie Cavalla inspects a bottle of discolored water that came from the faucet in her house.
Complaints about brown water near sewer reconstruction
Affected two homes near the Calamus Avenue Project
May 10, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Newly-elected president Gregory J. Newman at the Queens County Bar Association dinner.
Bar Association welcomes new board members
Consider it a changing of the guards. Last Thursday, the Queens County Bar Association welcomed its newly elected board members with an installation ceremony at Terrace on the Park. Outgoing presid...
May 10, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 146 146 recommendations | email to a friend
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