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8 Things you May not Know About Selling a Coop in Queens
Sep 19, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 95 95 recommendations | email to a friend
by George Herrera , Realtor and Listing Specialist with the Queens Home Team at Keller Williams Realty . We sell a lot of properties here in Queens, and being that we’re in New York City, a lot of ...
More About Women’s Rights in the News — the ERA
Sep 16, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 115 115 recommendations | email to a friend
As an employment defense litigation lawyer, I pay attention to civil rights issues, and lately women’s rights issues have gained attention from the media. Actress Patricia Arquette has actively wor...
Can Car Accidents Cause PTSD?
Sep 12, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 143 143 recommendations | email to a friend
Author:Steven Palermo: The Suffolk Personal Injury Lawyer You hear about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that military service members experience from active duty. However, studies now show t...
Are gender identity and religious freedom at odds in America?
Sep 08, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 175 175 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Leeds Brown Law A recent ruling against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has inspired mixed reactions. The case (EEOC v. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc., E.D. Mich....
Protecting Your Right as a Spouse in a New York Estate
Sep 08, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 170 170 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Bonnie Lawston A Spouse’s Right of Inheritance in New York Under New York law, when a married person dies, the surviving spouse has a “right of election,” a statutory right to receive eithe...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: August 2016
Aug 26, 2016 | 1 1 comments | 242 242 recommendations | email to a friend
by George Herrera , Realtor & Listing Specialist with the Queens Home Team at Keller Williams Realty . August 2016 Market Update Home sales in July dropped again for the fifth consecutive month. De...
What to do When Your Designated Driver Plan Fails
Aug 25, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 268 268 recommendations | email to a friend
There’s no question that designating a driver reduces drunken driving accidents and saves lives. Designated Driver Statistics As time goes along, more and more people have gotten on board with the ...
If I Return to Work Making Less Money, Am I Still Entitled to Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Aug 25, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 261 261 recommendations | email to a friend
New York City | Queens | Brooklyn | Bronx Workers’ Compensation Lawyers So you’ve been hurt at work and you can’t perform your old job. What happens if you go back to work at a different position, ...
The Difference that Jurisdiction Could Make in a High Profile Divorce Case
Aug 25, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 238 238 recommendations | email to a friend
by Chris Palermo   Different states and different countries have laws that can significantly affect the outcome of a divorce. A prime example is a high profile case reported in the New York Post . ...
Equal Pay for Women Issues
Aug 25, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 245 245 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen Hans Long Island City, Queens & NYC Employment Defense Attorney From an employer’s standpoint, if you are following similar pay practices to other businesses, it may seem like safet...

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Assemblywoman Marge Markey was unable to speak at the hearing.
Markey booed out of public hearing on Maspeth shelter
In a dramatic scene at Community Board 5’s public hearing about the Maspeth shelter Wednesday night, Assemblywoman Marge Markey was booed by activists protesting the city’s plan. “Why are you bully...
Sep 01, 2016 | 22 22 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Metro shelter riddled with problems: residents
Residents at a Woodside motel that has been converted to a family homeless say their living conditions and quality of life are far from acceptable. People currently living in Metro Family Residence...
Aug 30, 2016 | 2 2 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Residents march against shelter as hearing approaches
Over 1,500 take to the streets to protest plan
Aug 30, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Quality Inn located at 53-05 Queens Boulevard.
Woodside hotel now serving as shelter for homeless
Residents never informed about temporary situation
Aug 24, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Markey: meeting with Stringer key to stopping shelter
PLUS: Protestors urges nationwide boycott of Holiday Inn, CB5 prepares for potentially raucous hearing
Aug 24, 2016 | 2 2 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Borough President Melinda Katz discussed making progress on the redevelopment of Willets Point during her 2016 State of the Borough address in January.
Queens mans sues borough president over FOIL requests
Wants info on two meetings Katz held on Willets Point
Aug 23, 2016 | 5 5 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter (8/15/16-8/21/16)
Monday, Aug. 15 Roberto Figueroa was arrested at Saint Nicholas And Myrtle avenues for aggravated unlicensed operator by Office Szpak. David Williams was arrested at Fresh Pond Road and Metropolita...
Aug 22, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Protesters should direct their anger at City Hall: Holiday Inn rep
A representative from the Holiday Inn Express in Maspeth, which the city plans to convert into a homeless shelter on October 1, said protesters should be shouting at City Hall, not the hotel. The r...
Aug 18, 2016 | 2 2 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Editorial: A Tale of Two Meetings
One aspect dominated media coverage of shelter meeting
Aug 17, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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Michael LoCascio leads a group of protesters in front of the Holiday Inn on Monday night.
Maspeth residents continue to protest shelter plan - including man who was arrested Thursday
Hundreds of protesters rallied in front of the Holiday Inn Express in Maspeth on Monday evening, continuing their ongoing demonstrations against the hotel’s conversion into a homeless shelter. One ...
Aug 16, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter (8/1/16-8/14/16)
Monday, Aug. 1 Jorge Fajardo was arrested at 62-27 Fresh Pond Road for aggravated harassment by Officer Vazquez. Emanuel Miro was arrested at Juniper Boulevard South and 69th Place for unauthorized...
Aug 15, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hundreds of residents packed the auditorium at Martin Luther High School for the community meeting. Photo by Michael O'Kane.
Angry residents protest homeless shelter plan in Maspeth
CB5 to hold its own likely contentious hearing on August 31
Aug 12, 2016 | 1 1 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Night Out brings police, community closer
104th takes over Juniper Valley with food, music, rides
Aug 05, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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Campers on campus: scouts explore St. John's
STEM, technology a focus of week-long program
Aug 04, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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City looks to convert Maspeth hotel into adult shelter
Local resident claims homeless already living in facility
Aug 04, 2016 | 3 3 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Supreme Court to hear challenge over offensive trademarks
The Supreme Court will hear a First Amendment challenge over the government's refusal to register offensive trademarks in a case that could affect the Washington Redskins. The justices agreed Thursday ...
2016-09-29 09:51:18 -0400
Commerzbank to cut 9,600 jobs by 2020

Commerzbank reported a profit of 1.1 billion euros in 2015, and paid its first dividend since the 2008 financial crisis at 20 cents per shareGermany's second largest lender Commerzbank said on Thursday it plans to cut 9,600 jobs, nearly a fifth of its workforce, by 2020 and withhold dividends to pay for a 1.1-billion-euro restructuring. Like other German banks, Commerzbank is fighting headwinds from low interest rates in the eurozone, tough regulation, intense competition and the arrival of new digital actors on the market. Board members aim to achieve "sustainable profitability" by focusing on private and business banking customers while shrinking investment banking activities, it said in a statement.


2016-09-29 09:50:48 -0400
'Hundreds' of medical evacuations needed from Aleppo, UN says

Syrians receive treatment at a makeshift hospital following air strikes on rebel-held eastern areas of Aleppo on September 24, 2016The United Nations described Thursday a desperate situation in Syria's rebel-held eastern Aleppo, warning "hundreds" needed medical evacuation and that there was only enough food aid left for a quarter of the city's population. "Utmost on our mind is the need to address the very concerning medical situation" in the east of Aleppo, UN deputy envoy for Syria, Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy, told reporters in Geneva. "Medical evacuations are urgently needed," he stressed, adding that "probably hundreds" of people needed to be urgently evacuated from the war-ravaged city.


2016-09-29 09:49:24 -0400