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Townhouse Antiques Closes
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Bellport, New York, May 20, 2013 -- “This is a sad day for Townhouse Antiques.  After 12 years, we are adding our name to the ever growing list of antique shops closing on Long Island.  The recessi...
Madonna's work at Brady Court
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/ugly-battle-behind-peaceful-facade-brady-court-co-ops-article-1.1338347
Tracy Towers Representation
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/tenants-cheer-bronx-judge-postpones-rent-increase-tracey-towers-complex-court-fight-rages-article-1.1152703
Off-the-clock Claims Are Subject to Wage and Hour Lawsuits
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. Off-the-clock claims are one source of wage and hour lawsuits. In an off-the-clock claim, employees assert that the employer forced them to spend time working ...
Timing Is Everything
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 79 79 recommendations | email to a friend
     While I was living in Nashville, I was continually learning about different plants and flowers that were native to the region. As I walked through a field one day, I spotted a cluster of dain...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: May 2013
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Queens NY Real Estate Market Update As the Queens housing market recovers we are seeing considerable increases in demand, resulting in a strong seller’s market in certain areas a...
New York City's Biggest Free Pet Adoption Event Ever Comes to Queens!
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
On June 1 st and June 2 nd , thousands of dogs and cats will be looking for their forever homes at New York City’s biggest pet adoption event ever – all for free. The Alliance for NYC’s Animals ...
Holy Roman Festival
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
May 15 - 19 175-20 74TH AVENUE, FRESH MEADOWS RIDES, GAMES, FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT OPEN, WED THROUGH FRIDAY, 6PM-11PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 2PM — 11PM FREE PARKING AND ADMISSION PAY ONE LOW P...
Flea Market
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
FLEA MARKET Transfiguration Parish Hall - Maspeth Sunday, June 2nd, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Vendors needed; please call 347-339-1362 Tables $25.00
FSLA Challenges ― How Does Overtime Work with a Fluctuating Work Week?
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
In recent years, the changes and complexities of wage and hour laws have made it difficult for small businesses to comply with regulations. Yet, with wage and hour lawsuits on the rise, small busi...

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Bloggers School and BQE Media partner up
Social media workshop planned for June 25
Jun 16, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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Crest Fest goers mill in front of the hardware store
Buy a hammer and pick up some artwork
Hardware store continues commitment to local artists
Jun 16, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
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Google/Guggenheim team up
On June 8, the birthday of renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the Guggenheim Museum and Google announced the launch of Design It: Shelter Competition. From now until August 23, everyone is enco...
Jun 11, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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A battle of the beer gardens
New Astoria joint challenges Bohemian supremacy
Jun 11, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 59 59 recommendations | email to a friend
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Govs Isle opens for the season
Governors Island opened to the public this past weekend for another fun-filled summer on this New York Harbor jewel that is a mere 800 yards from Lower Manhattan. Thousands flocked to the island, w...
Jun 02, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn Book Festival returns for a fourth year
Last week, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined members of the Brooklyn Literary Council, top authors, publishing industry leaders, editors, and literary insiders to announce some of t...
Jun 02, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chez Bushwick wins Rockefeller Foundation grant
Organization honored for community development work
May 27, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gaga in Maspeth
Who says that superstars are always waited on hand and foot? Lady Gaga, whose current hit “Poker Face” is currently climbing the charts, was spotted this past weekend picking up some groceries at a...
May 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 54 54 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rosie Perez on Gentrification
Rosie Perez moderated a May 7th panel discussion at WYNC’s new Jerome L. Green Performance Space titled “The Places that Bind: Examining Preservation and Culture in a Changing City.” The talk focus...
May 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cool it Kiefer!
Kiefer Sutherland may play America’s best hope for a better tomorrow on television’s 24, but his real personality may be closer to that of the reckless vampire he played in The Lost Boys. The perpe...
May 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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If you Build It Green, they will come
Green home supply store co-hosts block party
May 13, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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McCarren Park Soon Infested With Artists and Fleas
If the spacious fields of McCarren Park weren't enough to draw Williamsburg and Greenpoint residents out of their homes this summer, Artists and Fleas has teamed up with the North Brooklyn Open Spa...
Apr 21, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Being Green Has Never Been So Fashionable
Runway show highlights eco-conscious designs
Apr 21, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cold Shots: LGCC Prof Visits Antarctica
Spends three months photographing tundra
Apr 21, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Get Out and Celebrate Earth Day
Senator Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day in 1970 to get environmental issues onto the public agenda, and since then it has been celebrated every year on April 22. Despite the fact that Earth Day is...
Apr 14, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cain Velasquez, left, throws a punch against Antonio Silva in the first round of the UFC 160 mixed martial arts heavyweight title bout, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Las Vegas. Velasquez won by technical knockout. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cain Velasquez finished his UFC heavyweight title defense in just 81 merciless seconds. Junior Dos Santos waited until the last minute to end his own bout in spectacular fashion.


Sun May 26 02:03:47 UTC 2013

Two men inspect their damage house after two rockets hit their area in a Beirut suburbsBEIRUT (Reuters) - Two rockets hit a Shi'ite Muslim district of southern Beirut on Sunday, residents said, wounding several people, a day after the leader of Lebanese Shi'ite militant movement Hezbollah said his group would continue fighting in Syria until victory. One of the rockets landed in a car sales yard next to a busy road junction in the southern Chiah neighborhood and the other hit an apartment 300 meters away, wounding five people. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. ...


Sun May 26 01:55:01 UTC 2013
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The woman hired to clean up Rutgers' scandal-scarred athletic program quit as Tennessee's women's volleyball coach 16 years ago after her players submitted a letter complaining she ruled through humiliation, fear and emotional abuse, The Star-Ledger reported Saturday night on its website.
Sun May 26 01:49:03 UTC 2013