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8 Things you May not Know About Selling a Coop in Queens
Sep 19, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 65 65 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 | 89 89 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 | 117 117 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 | 150 150 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 | 143 143 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 | 214 214 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 | 240 240 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 | 234 234 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 | 211 211 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 | 218 218 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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104th Precinct Police Blotter (7/25/16-7/31/16)
Monday, July 25 Joseph Rivera was arrested at 64-02 Catalpa Avenue for grand larceny by Detective Moon. Nicholas Polo was arrested at 64-02 Catalpa Avenue for criminal contempt by Detective William...
Aug 02, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sue Too and Hannah Too at the Maspeth memorial service wearing "Blue Lives Matter" t-shirts.
Maspeth honors officers killed in recent violence
In light of the recent spate of attacks on law enforcement officers in Dallas, Baton Rouge and Kansas City, residents gathered at Maspeth Memorial Square last week to honor the fallen. Organized by...
Jul 26, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Veterans Grove Park to undergo $1.7 million reconstruction
An Elmhurst park is finally getting a much-needed facelift. City officials broke ground on the $1.7 million reconstruction of Veterans Grove Park on Monday morning. Thanks to $1.5 million in funds ...
Jul 26, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Metta World Peace comes to Variety Boys & Girls Club in Astoria
Variety B&G Club to host basketball tourney this weekend
Metta World Peace, Zab Judah, Lenny Cooke & more to suit up for celebrity game on Friday night
Jul 26, 2016 | 1 1 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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From left to right: Judy Kottick, Ken Bandes and Amy Cohen from Families for Safe Streets
Community board approves Wyckoff Avenue plaza proposal
Advocates share stories of danger at busy intersection
Jul 19, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens Chamber create start-up incubator for new businesses
The Queens Chamber of Commerce and State Senator Tony Avella are working together to help Queens-based businesses in a variety of fields.
Jul 12, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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NYPD 104 sponsors community safety day
Police officers and their local partners served the 104th precinct community in a different way on Monday – with a free, family fun fair that featured hot food, games and a bounce castle. “The idea...
Jul 12, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens real estate experts see larger growth for commercial real estate, with some residential mix
In an industry that’s all about location, Queens is finding itself gaining momentum in the retail and office sectors. Michael Mattone, executive vice president and CFO of The Mattone Group , said Q...
Jul 08, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Not alone: group looks to end solitary confinement
Pushing for legislators to end practice in NYS
Jul 08, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Congressman Joe Crowley and local advocates discuss gun issues in America at a Jackson Heights roundtable.
After sit-in, Crowley hosts sit down on gun violence
Brings community together to discuss solutions to issue
Jul 05, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Neighborhood advocates rally outside the Pan Am homeless shelter after a report that two high-level sex offenders were living inside.
Neighbors raise concerns over sex offenders in shelter
City says no offenders currently living in Pan Am
Jul 05, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Five Signs That Alcohol or Drugs Are Affecting Your Family
Can A Woman’s Sixth Sense Help Save Lives? As complex as the lives of women have become over the years, they continue to play a vital role as the first line of defense to help their families in the...
Jun 29, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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MCR Development CEO Tyler Morse speaks about his hotel at JFK to replace the old TWA terminal.
Queens Chamber turns its attention to real estate
Hosts first-ever expo focused on booming industry
Jun 28, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Grech speaks to business owners at Maspeth's Slide Bar-B-Q.
Chamber hosts networking event in Maspeth
Dozens of Maspeth business leaders gathered at Slide Bar-B-Q last week for a networking dinner and a chance to meet Queens Chamber of Commerce president Thomas Grech. Grech laid out his goals for t...
Jun 28, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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NYPD Assistant Chief Terry Monahan discusses the community policing initiative.
NYPD continues community policing rollout in Queens
Partners with business leaders on outreach
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Clash of the titans: Clinton, Trump go head to head

Clinton and Trump are virtually tied in the latest polls as they prepare for their first televised debateHillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off Monday in one of the most consequential presidential debates in modern US history, with up to 100 million viewers to tune in for the hotly-anticipated political duel. With polls tightening into a virtual dead heat, the stakes could hardly be higher: the first woman to win the White House nomination for a major US party, against a New York tycoon turned reality star who has upended the political establishment. Commentators call it a clash of the titans: a 90-minute endurance test between Clinton the Democrat, arguably the most experienced US presidential candidate ever, and Trump the Republican, perhaps the least experienced nominee for a major party.


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Clinton, Trump go head to head in high stakes presidential debate

Trump holds a rally with supporters in Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.By John Whitesides and Steve Holland HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump face off for the first time on Monday in a high stakes presidential debate that could shift the course of the neck-and-neck 2016 campaign for the White House. The highly anticipated clash between the Democratic former secretary of state and Republican real estate tycoon has generated wide interest nationally and internationally six weeks before the Nov. 8 election. Opinion polls show the two candidates in a very tight race, with the latest Reuters/Ipsos polling showing Clinton ahead by 4 percentage points, with 41 percent of likely voters.


2016-09-26 19:51:34 -0400
Houston gunman had 2 weapons, thousands of rounds at scene

Gunman dead after shooting 6 at strip center in SW HoustonHOUSTON (AP) — A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighborhood Monday before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said.


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