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Are You an Independent or Joint Owner If You Own a Franchise Restaurant?
Feb 25, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
Authorl Stephen D. Hans For more than thirty years, a line was drawn that differentiated a franchiser and franchisee. The relationship between the two served each other well. Entrepreneurs looking ...
Septic Tank Pipe-Cover Crafts
Feb 25, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
Many yards have ugly septic tank pipes sticking up out of the ground, but not all yards have ones that stand out in the open. In some cases, the septic pipes are hidden amongst trees, bushes or oth...
Are Your Dress Code and Grooming Policies Violating Discrimination Laws?
Feb 18, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 83 83 recommendations | email to a friend
      Author: Stephen Hans Companies have the right to expect employees to be neat in appearance and follow a company dress code. Some companies require short hair for men and no one gives it a sec...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: FEB 2015
Feb 16, 2015 | 1 1 comments | 103 103 recommendations | email to a friend
February 2015 Queens NY Market Update  Home sales continued to decrease in January, significantly below last year, however, inventory ticked up slightly. In response to the low inventory levels and...
Ruby Tuesday Is Accused of Gender Discrimination Involving Men
Feb 12, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 141 141 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans It is common for the media to report on cases of gender discrimination where females did not receive equal pay or the same promotional opportunities as men. In contrast to t...
Stronger Mind, Happier You
Feb 07, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 173 173 recommendations | email to a friend
by Mary Murphy A lot of emphasis is put on the body when talking about working out—those washboard abs, defined calves, slimmed thighs--but sometimes we forget that the mind is part of the body, to...
Know and Follow the Regulations for Tip Pools
Feb 04, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 207 207 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans In the restaurant business and hospitality industry in general, employees who provide services, such as servers, hosting staff, bartenders and bus persons typically receive ...
Queens Home Team Awarded Top Team at Keller Williams Realty Landmark II for Most Units Sold in 2014!
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 267 267 recommendations | email to a friend
The Queens Home Team at Keller Williams Realty, led by George & Abigail Herrera, were recently honored at the Keller Williams Realty Landmark II awards ceremony in Astoria, NY. Out of 160 Agents, Q...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (also known as ObamaCare)
Jan 29, 2015 | 1 1 comments | 275 275 recommendations | email to a friend
Author; Donna Stefans Re:Obamacare The Health insurance reporting requirements on the 2014 tax return are a bit complicated. If you and your family were covered by an employer health care plan for ...
A Different Slant on Class-Based Hiring Discrimination
Jan 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 257 257 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans Most employers are familiar with the pitfalls of discriminating against applicants in protected classes under Civil Rights laws. For the most part, African Americans, Hispan...

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A child and his father place a flag in the ground for a firefighter who was killed on September 11.
Nine years after the tragedy
Maspeth remembers firefighters, residents who died on 9/11
Sep 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
09/06/2010 - 09/12/2010
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Maspeth Kiwanis President Nunzio Russo, Selfhelp Maspeth Senior Center Members Olga, Camille Arenare, Evelyn Matteo and St. Mary’s Vice President of Development Jan Mittan.
'Sew' thoughtful: seniors/students donate handmade dolls to hospital
At a time when many healthcare facilities are strapped for resources, every little bit counts. Olga Demko gives back the best way she knows how; for the last five years, she has sewn and stuffed fa...
Sep 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police blotter
08/30/2010 - 09/05/2010
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Paola Belotti with her Maspeth mural of a Tuscan landscape.
Mural brings Tuscany to a Maspeth alley
When Paola Belotti attended a barbecue that was hosted in the alleyway behind Maspeth Discount Liquors some years back, she was distracted by the graffiti covering the surrounding walls, particular...
Aug 31, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Maspeth man's death ruled an accident
Family member speaks: Jaffe wasn't one for suicide
Aug 31, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
08/24/2010 - 08/29/2010
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German Vazquez, 26, delivery driver from Ridgewood.
Queens, Brooklyn residents voice opinion on Islamic Cultural Center
Voices supporting and opposing construction of an Islamic cultural center and mosque two blocks from Ground Zero made headlines this month. On Sunday morning, thousands of protesters from both side...
Aug 27, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 55 55 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stranded train commuters on eastbound trains that stopped at Jamaica Station wait outside the station.
LIRR lines paralyzed by signal damage
Ten out of 11 of railroad branches were suspended on Monday
Aug 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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The new Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal at the Myrtle-Wycoff Avenue subway station.
MTA opens $10M Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal
Will improve subway and bus transfers at Myrtle-Wyckoff Avenue
Aug 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
08/16/2010 - 08/23/2010
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg was joined by other elected officials to announce plans to install 1,500 pedestrian countdown signals across the city.
Crossing busy streets will no longer be guesswork
City to install countdown signals on dangerous streets
Aug 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Elected officials, friends and colleagues stand in front of the Emerald Green arborvitae tree that has been planted in memory of Bill DeCota.
The late Bill DeCota honored with memorial tree
Port Authority director of Aviation lives on at the Queens Botanical Garden
Aug 17, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
09/09/2010 - 08/15/2010
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Week in Queens: August 12th

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Dress that 'greatly resembles' stolen Nyong'o gown recovered

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015 file photo, Lupita Nyong'o arrives at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Los Angeles sheriff's spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, that deputies have recovered a dress that "greatly resembles" the $150,000 custom Calvin Klein dress reported stolen from Nyong'o's hotel room earlier this week. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A white dress that strongly resembles the custom gown taken from Lupita Nyong'o's hotel room earlier this week turned up Friday under a bathroom sink in the same hotel, a Los Angeles County Sheriff's official said.


2015-02-28 10:28:32 -0500
Nemtsov planned to reveal Russian links to Ukraine conflict: Poroshenko
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Saturday Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was murdered because he planned to disclose evidence of Russia's involvement in Ukraine's separatist conflict. Poroshenko paid tribute to Nemtsov, who was shot dead late on Friday, and said the fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin had told him a couple of weeks ago that he had proof of Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis and would reveal it. "He said he would reveal persuasive evidence of the involvement of Russian armed forces in Ukraine.
2015-02-28 10:27:07 -0500
Zimbabwe's Mugabe celebrates 91st birthday

Zimbabwes President Robert Mugabe, centre, is flanked by his daughter Bona, left, and wife Grace during celebrations to mark his 91st birthday in the resort town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, Saturday Feb, 28, 2015. Mugabe turned 91 on the 21st of February to become the worlds oldest leader with his supporters saying they will back him to run his full term until 2018 and beyond despite nagging questions about his health and a struggling economy. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)VICTORIA FALLS, Zimbabwe (AP) — President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe marked his 91st birthday by speaking for more than an hour on his feet Saturday, delivering a characteristically defiant speech in which he threatened to take over land and animal sanctuaries still in the hands of whites.


2015-02-28 10:24:24 -0500