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Townhouse Antiques Closes
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 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 | 5 5 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 | 4 4 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 | 7 7 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 | 77 77 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 | 10 10 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 | 11 11 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 | 12 12 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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BEST WAYS TO IMPRESS YOUR VALENTINE
It’s Valentine’s Day, one of the few days of the year (along with Christmas and her birthday) where you make a little bit more of an effort than usual to show your sweetie just how much you care.
Feb 12, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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BEST WAYS FOR US TO BEAT THE COLD
A lot of the unsolved mysteries of life are probably locked up deep inside whatever happens to us when we sleep.
Feb 12, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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BEST PLACES TO CATCH THE GAME
Well folks, looks like there’ll be a heck of a lot of hunkering down in front of the tube this winter...
Jan 30, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mathieu Palombino brings his Puglian heritage (and culinary expertise!) to Williamsburg with MOTORINO’S creative and inexpensive personal pizzas.
“BEST OF THE NEW” - OPENED IN 2008
January, our first month of the year, is all about the NEW - new starts, new opportunities, new resolve...
Jan 15, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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BEST OF THE “BEST OF THE BEST”- 2008 (PART TWO)
We continue to take a rather comprehensive look at some of our favorite places throughout Brooklyn and Queens...
Jan 07, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 53 53 recommendations | email to a friend
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BEST OF THE "BEST OF THE BEST"- 2008
Here at “BEST OF THE BEST” we wanted to take a rather comprehensive look at some of our favorite places throughout Brooklyn and Queens.
Dec 30, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 47 47 recommendations | email to a friend
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BEST PLACES TO HEAD FOR THE HOLIDAYS - PART FOUR
Maybe, as we take this opportunity to gather with friends and family, we can at least be grateful for some of the things that we do have...
Dec 25, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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Longtime residents of this Williamsburg neighborhood really don’t need to be reminded of what a wonderful holiday destination the METROPOLITAN FISH MARKET is. (But every little bit certainly helps!)
BEST PLACES TO HEAD FOR THE HOLIDAYS - PART THREE
For the most part, we’re kind of getting through it, wouldn’t you say – or at least putting on a brave face.
Dec 17, 2008 | 1 1 comments | 47 47 recommendations | email to a friend
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Come holiday time, BAUER’S BAKE SHOP proprietor Anita Wunsch can use all the help she can get – like, for example, son Nicholas, and BAUER’S girls Veronica, Megan, Lauren, Chantal, Allison, Kate, and Daniella.
BEST PLACES TO HEAD FOR THE HOLIDAYS - PART TWO
We figured we’d help the cause by showcasing for you a number of favorite places of ours here, where you’re going to get value for your hard-earned American dollars.
Dec 11, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 46 46 recommendations | email to a friend
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Make sure you head to Williamsburg, Brooklyn this season and check out the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree!
BEST PLACES TO HEAD FOR THE HOLIDAYS - PART ONE
Times are tough for all of us, that’s definitely a given this year. But, despite that, don’t we always somehow figure out a way to shower some affection upon the ones we love most?
Dec 04, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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Forest Hills' exemplary organization, KIDZCARE, makes sure to host a Thanksgiving dinner for area seniors each and every year.
BEST THINGS FOR US TO BE THANKFUL FOR
Sometimes, what with this horrendous economic downturn we’re all going through, it sure does seem like there’s not all that much to be thankful for this year.
Nov 26, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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BEST PLACE$ TO FIND $OME GREAT BARGAIN$
Here at the QUEENS LEDGER/BROOKLYN STAR, we figured it was our civic duty to point out a couple of establishments worthy of showcasing during these difficult times.
Nov 12, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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BEST WAYS TO ENJOY THE NYC MARATHON
We can’t help feeling that the best places from which to view the 26.2 miles of NYC Marathon this Sunday are definitely in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
Oct 31, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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BEST PLACES TO HEAD FOR HALLOWEEN
For the youngest of us, and the young at heart, Halloween can be a real community experience...
Oct 23, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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Council members abstain from vote on abstaining
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.
Thu May 23 15:50:30 UTC 2013
Dissidents find 'Cuba outside Cuba' in Miami

In this Friday, May 20, 2013 photo, Cuban dissidents Ladies in White, from left, Laura Labrada Pollan, Berta Soler, and Belkis Cantillo acknowledge the guests at the Freedom Tower in Miami. MDC President Dr. Eduardo J. Padron, far left, presented Soler with MDC’s Presidential Medal in homage to all the Ladies in White engraved, "Guardians of Freedom." Ladies in White is a group of women that began marching peacefully after the arrests of their sons and husbands in a 2003 crackdown on dissidents. They have faced detention and violence from pro-government mobs. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)MIAMI (AP) — When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition.


Thu May 23 15:50:06 UTC 2013
87-year-old woman loses to Trump in civil case

FILE - In this May 14, 2013 file photo, Donald Trump arrives at federal court in Chicago to testify at a civil trial where he is accused of cheating an 87-year-old Jacqueline Goldberg in a condo deal. On Thursday, May 23, 2013, jurors sided with Trump and against Goldberg. Goldberg claimed the real estate mogul-turned-TV star carried out a bait and switch by offering her profit sharing in his namesake Chicago tower and reneging only after she committed to buy. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)CHICAGO (AP) — An 87-year-old grandmother took on billionaire Donald Trump. And on Thursday — she lost.


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