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8 Things you May not Know About Selling a Coop in Queens
Sep 19, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 63 63 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 | 87 87 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 | 115 115 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 | 146 146 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 | 139 139 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...
Aug 27, 2016 | 1 1 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Well congratulations to Jim Turano. You have served the Communities for 37 years in the Real Estate Business and now through a chance meeting with a famous artist she had to sketch you. Very good b...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: August 2016
Aug 26, 2016 | 1 1 comments | 212 212 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 | 238 238 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 | 232 232 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 | 209 209 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 . ...

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Port Authority officials gave the Queens Borough Board an update on the progress of LaGuardia Airport's renovation.
Port Authority updates Borough Board on LGA progress
Discusses solutions to mitigate area traffic issues
Sep 20, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hang Liu from Selfhelp explains how the Chinese virtual senior center works.
Selfhelp unveils virtual senior center program
Allows elderly to participate in classes at home
Sep 13, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Michael Daly from Queens Library and Councilman Paul Vallone take a look at the CCTV system.
New security cameras unveiled at NE Queens libraries
Patrons at three libraries in northeast Queens are a little safer. Queens Library CEO Dennis Walcott and Councilman Paul Vallone announced last Wednesday that new closed-circuit television (CCTV) s...
Sep 13, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Borough President Melinda Katz honors Queens Olympians in special homecoming ceremony.
Ceremony honors 2016 Olympians with Queens roots
Olympians with roots in Queens were saluted with thunderous cheers at a Monday afternoon ceremony at Borough Hall. Borough President Melinda Katz praised the athletes for representing the borough a...
Sep 13, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Students thank Queens lawmakers for proving CUNY schools with funds for capital improvements.
CUNY schools get $73M to fund capital improvements
City University of New York (CUNY) schools are getting an unprecedented increase in capital funding this year. On Monday, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito joined members of the City Council's Queens d...
Sep 13, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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S.J. Jung speaking to a voter at a rally in July.
LGBT groups criticize Jung for ‘homophobic’ comments
Reports surfaced this week that State Senate candidate S.J. Jung told a group of Korean churches in March that he wants to remove any mention of same-sex couples from school textbooks. He later con...
Sep 06, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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John Choe and Cody Herrmann
Chamber launches second Flushing SOUP
Requesting projects ahead of October potluck dinner
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Police make arrest in fatal stabbing of Muslim woman
A Queens man was arrested last week for the fatal stabbing of a 60-year-old woman in Jamaica. On the night of August 31, police were called to the front of 160-12 Normal Road, a short distance from...
Sep 06, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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State Senator Jose Peralta unveiled a plan of legislative and enforcement actions to curb the illegal activity at nightclubs on Roosevelt Avenue.
Pol renews effort to curb illegal activity along Roosevelt Ave
Wants a moratorium on new liquor licenses, increased enforcement
Sep 01, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens elected officials and leaders protested against State Senate candidate S.J. Jung's views on abortion.
Officials denounce candidate’s stance on abortion
Jung made controversial comments during recent forum
Aug 30, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Borough President Melinda Katz discussed making progress on the redevelopment of Willets Point during her 2016 State of the Borough address in January.
Queens mans sues borough president over FOIL requests
Wants info on two meetings Katz held on Willets Point
Aug 23, 2016 | 5 5 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Councilman Peter Koo and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito visited the rooftop rainwater garden and education center at the Queens Botanical Garden.
Speaker tours Flushing, promotes immigrant services
Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito toured Flushing with Councilman Peter Koo, visiting the Queens Botanical Garden and Hindu Temple Society of North America to learn more about the institutions and prom...
Aug 23, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Elected officials and business leaders discuss the bill two days before Governor Andrew Cuomo signed it into law.
New law provides loans to smallest small biz
Provides capital to owners who may lack credit history
Aug 23, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tennis program gets $800K from City Council
For over 40 years, the City Council has helped fund the citywide New York Junior Tennis and Learning (NYJTL) program. Last Thursday, Councilman Rory Lancman continued that lengthy relationship by p...
Aug 16, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Whitestone residents rally for new supermarket
Residents in one Queens neighborhood are worried the supermarket they lost almost a year ago could be gone for good. Waldbaum's filed for bankruptcy in 2015, and many of the chain's Queens location...
Aug 16, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Latest: More Syrian rebels leave Homs under truce deal

FILE -- In this Jan. 13, 2016 file photo, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem addresses a press conference in New Delhi, India. Al-Moallem is on a four-day official visit to India. An internationally-brokered cease-fire for Syria is still viable, al-Moallem said in a TV interview broadcast Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 and President Bashar Assad’s administration is prepared to take part in a unity government. The interview on Mayadeen TV came as a second group of rebel gunmen and their families began evacuating the opposition neighborhood of al-Waer neighborhood in Homs, in central Syria this month. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):


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Some elephants learning to avoid dangerous areas: Expert
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Some African elephant herds are adapting to the danger of poaching by moving out of risky areas, according to one conservation group. The plight of elephants is a key issue at the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, which began over the weekend and ends Oct. 5.
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Debate Night: Clinton, Trump set for high-stakes showdown

Debate Night: Clinton, Trump set for high-stakes showdownAfter months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will confront each other face-to-face for the first time in Monday night's presidential debate, laying out for voters their vastly different ...


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