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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...