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8 Things you May not Know About Selling a Coop in Queens
Sep 19, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 58 58 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 | 83 83 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 | 111 111 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 | 141 141 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 | 135 135 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 | 208 208 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 | 234 234 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 | 228 228 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 | 205 205 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 | 211 211 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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Jonathan Murphy, center, flanked by his parents on both sides.
Scout overcomes huge obstacles to earn rank of Eagle
If you have a goal, don’t stop going working for it, just keep going. That has been the motto of 18-year-old Jonathan Murphy, who recently achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts. On June 10, h...
Jun 22, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Students pose with Monica Reilly, as she says goodbye after 40 years.
St. Stan's lunch aide retires after four decades
For the past 40 years, Monica Reilly has kept the hearts and bellies of the students and teachers at Maspeth's St. Stanislaus Kostka School full. On Thursday, they paid a fitting tribute to the lon...
Jun 21, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter (6/13/16-6/19/16)
Monday, June 13 Matthew Young was arrested at 71-07 65th Place for assault by Officer Vasquez. Ryan Byrd was arrested at 61-01 55th Street for second-degree assault by Officer Marinacci. Helen Hon ...
Jun 20, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Recipients (in no particular order) Roisin Haran, Marie Ivers, Jenny Lin, Alexandra Lombino, Madeleine McCaughey, Jake Mella, Austin Pizzella, Mikayla Roberts and Melanie Tucker with Len Masone, Glenn Rudzewick and Ken Rudzewick. were given a luncheon hosted by Maspeth Town Hall. Absent were recipients Nicholas T. Catapano, Frank Cerillo, Tara Maloney and Ali Saleh.
Maspeth Kiwanis awards annual scholarships
13 local seniors honored at luncheon
Jun 16, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Maspeth site eyed for eight-acre NYPD storage facility
Grand Ave. building once home to Star Corrugated Box
Jun 15, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local business owners and community leaders attended the ribbon-cutting ceremonies at Investors Bank’s new branch in Maspeth. (Photo: Ken Brown)
Investors Bank opens Grand Avenue branch
Investors Bank is holding a month-long grand opening event at the new Maspeth branch at 69-71 Grand Avenue, its eighth branch in Queens. Branch Manager Karla Chong-Dichiara joined Investors Bank be...
Jun 15, 2016 | 1 1 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Annual Relay for Life returns to Juniper Valley Park
The American Cancer Society held its biggest Queens event of the summer on Saturday, as over 1,000 people walked the track and camped out in Middle Village’s Juniper Valley Park as part of a night ...
Jun 15, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lisbeth Lora, the construction liaison for the water main project, speaks at the Community Board 5 meeting.
Two construction projects starting in Middle Village, Glendale
Residents to face water and traffic interruptions
Jun 14, 2016 | 2 2 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Early childhood school takes different approach
Lauren Travers is trying to change early childhood education one step at a time. The Sunnyside resident and mother of two runs Amazing Magic Beans, a private school for young children ages 2 to 5. ...
Jun 09, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens College celebrates 92nd commencement
Speakers urge students to set high goals, contribute
Jun 08, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Industrial business leaders meet with the Department of Transportation to fix traffic problems in the Maspeth Industrial Business Zone.
DOT proposes changes to Maspeth truck bypass
The Department of Transportation is looking to ease the flow of traffic through industrial Maspeth and the surrounding areas of Ridgewood and Woodside. Agency reps met for the second time with the ...
Jun 07, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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The flood panel technology won a grant from EDC.
Flood panel tech wins city's resiliency competition
FW Brown to install panels to area small businesses
Jun 03, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Boro to get Vietnam memorial
Borough president announces she will allocate remaining $1.5M
Jun 01, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Maspeth honors centennial of World War I
The annual Maspeth Memorial Day Parade on Sunday afternoon honored the centennial of the United States’s involvement in World War I. The theme of this year's parade was “Maspeth, Lest We Forget: 10...
May 31, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ambassador Ron Kirk spoke about the importance of nuclear energy in the field of alternative energy sources.
Former U.S. trade czar keynotes Queens Chamber expo
Talks importance of nuclear energy
May 31, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Colombia to sign historic peace deal on ending long conflict

Diomedes holds the baby of a visiting relative of a fellow rebel of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in the Yari Plains, southern Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC leader Rodrigo Londono, alias Timochenko, are expected to sign a peace accord to end more than five decades of conflict Sept. 26 in the Caribbean city of Cartagena. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)CARTAGENA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia will take a big step toward emerging from its long nightmare of bloody violence Monday when the government and the country's largest rebel movement sign a peace accord that emerged from four hard years of negotiations.


2016-09-26 00:04:13 -0400
Charlotte protesters march for sixth night despite shooting video release

Marchers rally outside Bank of America stadium during an NFL game to protest the police shooting of Keith Scott in CharlotteA couple hundred demonstrators chanted and marched through Charlotte on Sunday, as protests persisted after the release of two videos showing the fatal shooting of a black man by police officers in North Carolina's largest city. Angry protesters have filled the streets of Charlotte every day since the Tuesday killing of Keith Scott, 43, whom police said was armed when officers shot him. Crowds were smaller on Sunday than earlier in the week, but protesters said they would continue until police, who on Saturday released portions of videos showing Scott's death, published all the footage.


2016-09-25 23:58:36 -0400
Factbox: Arnold Palmer remembered as 'The King' of golf
(Reuters) - Golfing great Arnold Palmer died on Sunday, aged 87. Following are some of the reactions to his death: JACK NICKLAUS, LONGTIME FRIEND AND RIVAL "Arnold transcended the game of golf. Arnold was someone who was a pioneer in his sport.
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