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NYC Bans Polystyrene Takeout Containers and Coffee Cups
Feb 19, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
Judge Upholds the 2013 Law Banning Polystyrene for Takeout Containers and Coffee Cups In 2019 restaurants must begin phasing polystyrene cups and containers out of use. This change is a result of a...
Has Your Loved One Been the Victim of Nursing Home Neglect?
Feb 15, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 115 115 recommendations | email to a friend
How Does Neglect Differ from Abuse? Finding out whether your parent, relative or friend has been the victim of nursing home neglect is vital for their wellbeing. Sadly, many elderly people are in s...
Matter of Van Patten—Undue Influence
Feb 15, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 47 47 recommendations | email to a friend
Probate Administration | Wrongful Actions There are certain basic legal requirements when a person transfers property, conveys a power of attorney or establishes a plan for the distribution of an e...
Legal Concerns for New York Restaurant Owners
Feb 14, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 34 34 recommendations | email to a friend
If you’re opening a new restaurant in New York City or the surrounding area, there are certain legal requirements you must put in place. You will need to choose a business entity and get your licen...
Certain questions are taboo for employers to ask in a job interview. The most obvious ones are questions that could be regarded as discrimination. If you ask these types of questions, you could be held liable if a discrimination lawsuit is brought against you. Do not ask questions that intimate at anything to do with age, race, color, national origin or birthplace, religion, disability, genetic information, gender/sex or marital/family status/pregnancy. (EEOC)
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2019 Is Here with New Salary Thresholds The New York State overtime salary threshold draws the line between exempt salaried workers, who must be paid for overtime, and those non-exempt workers, who...
MASPETH,NY-BUYING A BRICK 2F. VS A FRAME 2F.
Feb 05, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 324 324 recommendations | email to a friend
COLLECTION OF OPINIONS BY BROKERS IN THE AREA. BUYER BEWARE! BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN BUYING AN OLD FRAME 2F. HOME, MAYBE 100 YEARS OLD BY NOW, AND OR BUYING A YOUNG BRICK 2 FAMILY HOUSE, ESPECIALLY IF ...
Trump supporters still in denial-Why?
Jan 25, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 301 301 recommendations | email to a friend
How many Americans   are Pro Trump today, January 25, 2019?   It is hard to imagine, whether those who are still supportive of Trump knowing all the evidence put out so far, like how many staffers ...
Leo Vadalà’s “Some Grief, Some Joy” Will Move The Reader...
Jan 19, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 567 567 recommendations | email to a friend
Review by Tiziano Thomas Dossena Historical fiction  is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. The term is commonly used as a synonym for the  historical n...
How Important Is ADA Compliance for Your Website?
Jan 15, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 531 531 recommendations | email to a friend
ADA Non-Compliance and The Beyonce Website Lawsuit According to the   Hollywood Reporter , the lawsuit alleges that visually impaired users do not have equal access to the website’s products and se...
The Ever Changing World of Web Design & Websites
Jan 15, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 490 490 recommendations | email to a friend
A Brief Look Back and Look Forward at Websites It's a fact that the world of web design and websites is ever changing. New improvements in design and technology emerge all the time. Can you imagine...

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Remove the lanes
Dear Editor, I have been against the bike lanes on Queens Boulevard from the start and foresaw all of the problems they would cause, Now I see it firsthand, and now a lot of other drivers along thi...
Dec 05, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 159 159 recommendations | email to a friend
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Thanks to 111th
Dear Editor, The Auburndale Improvement Association wishes to publicly thank the 111th Police Precinct for their recent actions to remediate problems with many of the auto dealerships and some of t...
Dec 05, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 151 151 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pocahontas and me
Dear Editor, Another history lesson for the self-proclaimed high IQ president. Pocahontas was a heroine and role model for all Americans who put her life at risk to save a foreigner. What a disgrac...
Dec 05, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 130 130 recommendations | email to a friend
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Flat 'bus'-ted
Dear Editor, A proposal by Councilman Barry Grodenchik and Assembly members Nily Rozic and David Weprin to restore the Q75 bus line is easier said than done. It costs the MTA over $160 per hour to ...
Dec 05, 2017 | 1 1 comments | 154 154 recommendations | email to a friend
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We're all guilty
Dear Editor, As this nonsense starts up again about Christopher Columbus being a bad guy, let Mayor Bill de Blasio follow the rule “those without sin can throw the first stone”. Under that rule we ...
Dec 05, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 106 106 recommendations | email to a friend
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Biking through Oz
Dear Editor, As a Schwinn Cruiser Deluxe biker, I have been biking along Queens Boulevard in the new green bike lanes, serenading myself with the song “Follow the green brick road, follow the green...
Nov 28, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 123 123 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local news
Dear Editor, Perhaps Councilman Rory Lancman should be reading the Queens Ledger and its sister publications, along with many other weekly newspapers on a regular basis. How fortunate we are to liv...
Nov 28, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 123 123 recommendations | email to a friend
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Trump-tasking
Dear Editor, Thank god for President Donald Trump. How lucky are we to have a president that can multitask? The Republican tax plan is amazing, eliminating deductions for teachers buying school sup...
Nov 28, 2017 | 1 1 comments | 131 131 recommendations | email to a friend
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2020 prediction
Dear Editor, Over 65 percent of New York City voters just gave the Democrats a national gift. As America's top urban leader, Mayor Bill de Blasio will be elected “Mr. 47” in 2020, beating GOP presi...
Nov 28, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 149 149 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rory's wrong idea
Dear Editor, As one of Councilman Rory Lancman's constituents and a career journalist, I oppose his plan to improve New York City's news coverage through taxpayer-funded media. These new outlets wi...
Nov 20, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 124 124 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bottom up
Dear Editor, The proposed purpose of the Republican tax reform is to spur corporations to invest in expanding productivity, resulting in an alleged economic expansion that will raise the national g...
Nov 20, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 115 115 recommendations | email to a friend
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New bus over BQX
Dear Editor, Financing for the Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) continues to be the unresolved issue for this project. Supporters originally claimed it could be built for $1.7 billion, but Mayor Bil...
Nov 20, 2017 | 1 1 comments | 153 153 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tree tragedy
Dear Editor, There are thousands of street trees here in the city in need of regular maintenance to maintain their existing health and vigor. I was informed by a brusque employee from the Queens Di...
Nov 20, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 129 129 recommendations | email to a friend
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A good start
Dear Editor, We welcome the president’s announcement declaring the opioid crisis a national public health emergency. The growing opioid epidemic is devastating individuals and families across our c...
Nov 15, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 136 136 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mock the vote
Dear Editor, In the past election, only 23 percent of registered voters went to the polls. That is a sad state of affairs. I got up an hour early to vote in Glen Oaks Village and than go to work. I...
Nov 15, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 130 130 recommendations | email to a friend
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