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U.S. Supreme Court Rules Inherited IRAs are Not Protected from Creditors
Jul 28, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
On June 12, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court—in a unanimous decision—ruled that Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) inherited by anyone other than a spouse are not retirement funds and therefore are ...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: JULY 2014
Jul 24, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 76 76 recommendations | email to a friend
June 2014 Queens NY Market Update    The pace of home sales rose sharply in June but was still below the pace of sales in June 2013. Prices posted moderate gains in June as well, remaining on pace ...
Estate Planning Basics for Newlyweds – How to Get Prepared for the Unexpected
Jul 22, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 87 87 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s that time of year – the time for beautiful weddings, fun receptions, delicious cakes, special gifts, and romantic honeymoons. While this is a joyous time for everyone, it’s also time for you a...
The Annual Pay Notice Requirement of the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Could Be Close to Ending
Jul 18, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 88 88 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans After the Wage Theft Prevention Act went into effect, restaurant owners and other types of business owners became burdened with paperwork as they complied with annual requir...
Looking for an apartment? Ideas to benefit you!
Jul 12, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Ideas to benefit you. 'MIDDLE VILLAGE AREA' With plenty of competition out there looking for the same apartment that you are looking for, do you think it is a good idea to: Have on hand three month...
2015 Queens Arts Fund: Funding for Queens Artists and Arts Organizations
Jul 01, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) supports the hard work and contributions of the borough’s creative citizens with our Queens Arts Fund (QAF) grant program. These QAF grants help build the creative ...
Queens Council on the Arts’ 3rd Space Brings Emerging Artists Together
Jun 30, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
On Friday, July 18th, Queens Council on the Arts’  3rd Space  is proud to present Amy Wu and the launch of QNSMADE, a web-based project that celebrates the stories ofQueens through a series of port...
$$ OPPORTUNITY HAS KNOCKED ! $$ Networking For Prosperity & Adventure $$
Jun 20, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 336 336 recommendations | email to a friend
Bring Pen & Paper for this great opportunity to learn about:  * Job search, Employment Training, Networking Skills & How Every Dollar Counts . **Snacks & Beverages provided.** WHEN : Wednesday June...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: JUNE 2014
Jun 19, 2014 | 3 3 comments | 369 369 recommendations | email to a friend
June 2014 Queens NY Market Update The pace of home sales rose in May after a slow start in the beginning of 2014. Inventory increased slightly again in May, meaning buyers should have a bit more ch...
Book Expo America 2014 Part 1: The Italian presence…
Jun 15, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 411 411 recommendations | email to a friend
  Originally Written By:  Tiziano Thomas Dossena for L'Idea Magazine   Book Expo America 2014 has brought a wave of foreign authors, either in the original language or in translation, and among the...

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Students fight to keep credit checks out of the hiring process
Queens College students held a rally last week on the campus to garner further City Council support for a two-year-old fight to stop credit checks as part of the employment process in New York City...
Jul 30, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pictured from left to right are State Senator Toby Stavisky, Councilman Peter Koo, Don Capalbi, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic and Daniel Powers discussing overdevelopment on 56th Road.
Nabes: new row houses are out of line
Say bigger homes are destroying character
Jul 30, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Beechhurst homeowner Al Risi in his backyard last week with State Senator Tony Avella.
DEC: Mr. Risi, tear down this wall!
But homeowner says it's the only thing protecting his home
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Amerivents looking for staff
Will hire 1,200 to work the three-week U.S. Open
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State Senator Tony Avella presents a $2 million check to renovate a Queens College chemistry lab.
Avella secures $2 million for Queens College lab restorations
Chemistry labs operating on equipment from 1949
Jul 23, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sex trafficking victim Kika Cerpa shares her story.
Queens leads the way in helping victims of sex trafficking
Victim shares her story and how she was saved
Jul 23, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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State Senator Tony Avella, Reverend William Dulaney and Bellerose residents call on the city to clean a pedestrian tunnel under the Cross Island Parkway.
Nabes shed some light on conditions of tunnel
Say city has neglected ped passageway for too long
Jul 23, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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State Senator Tony Avella calls for support of the “comfort women” bill at his office with Korean community leaders.
Senator seeks support to pass “comfort women” education bill
Legislation to require curriculum in state schools
Jul 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Farmers Market promotes community and healthy living
The annual Pomonok Community Farmers Market kicked off their summer season last week. Every Wednesday from July 9 through November 26, the Queens Community House (QCH) will host the health-consciou...
Jul 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Historic park space is brought back to life
Parks Department selects bidder for Ederle Terrace concessions
Jul 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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An illegal pink clothing bin sits outside of Lawrence Cemetery in Bayside.
Pol announces legislation banning illegal clothing bins
Residents being tricked into “donating” old clothes and shoes
Jul 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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944 police recruits at their swearing in ceremony at Queens College.
NYPD welcomes class of 944 new police recruits at Queens College
A Queens College auditorium was filled with men and women in uniform, as a class of 944 police recruits were sworn in last week by Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner William Bratton. “You a...
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Upon relesae, activist vows to fight for prison inmates
Cecily McMillian, an Occupy Wall Street activist, was released from prison this past Monday after serving 90 days at Rikers Island for assaulting a police officer. According to the charges, McMilli...
Jul 11, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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QCA Art Fund seeks new works to enrich borough's culture
The Queens Council of the Arts’ annual Art Fund grant process is now under way. The distribution of the fund is the guiding purpose of the QCA, explained Managing Director Lynn Lobell. “A lot of th...
Jul 09, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Community fights to save neighborhood bank
Pol looks to make it tougher for banks to close
Jul 09, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Italy, Poland vie for top EU foreign policy job

FILE - In this Friday, July 25, 2014 file photo, Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini, foreground, looks on during a news conference with her Macedonian counterpart Nikola Poposki, right, at the Foreign Ministry in Skopje, Macedonia. As the European Union struggles to respond to what it perceives as Russia's aggressive meddling in Ukraine, Italy and Poland are staking their claims to provide the bloc's new foreign-policy chief — kicking off a race in which the candidates' views of Moscow will likely be decisive. Incumbent Catherine Ashton's term as the 28-nation bloc's top diplomat ends in October. The position has gained profile in recent years with Ashton taking the lead in six-power negotiations on Iran's nuclear program that also involve the United States. Italian Premier Matteo Renzi's office said Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, it officially nominated Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini for the position, while the Polish government advertised its foreign minister, Radek Sikorski, as "just right" for the task. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski, File)BRUSSELS (AP) — As the European Union struggles to respond to what it perceives as Russia's aggressive meddling in Ukraine, Italy and Poland are staking their claims to provide the bloc's new foreign-policy chief — kicking off a race in which the candidates' views of Moscow will likely be decisive.


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Plans underway to get American sick with Ebola

In this undated photo released by the Center for Disease Control, a Aeromedical Biological Containment System which looks like a sealed isolation tent for Ebola air transportation is shown. On Thursday afternoon July 31, 2014, officials at Atlanta's Emory University Hospital said they expected one of the Americans to be transferred there "within the next several days." The hospital declined to identify which aid worker, citing privacy laws. (AP Photo/Center for Disease Control)NEW YORK (AP) — Plans are underway to bring back one of the two American aid workers sick with Ebola in Africa.


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Gaza truce collapses in new wave of violence

An Israeli artillery gun fires a 155 mm shell towards targets in the Gaza Strip from their position near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on July 31, 2014A humanitarian truce in Gaza collapsed only hours after it began Friday amid a deadly new wave of violence and the apparent capture by Hamas of an Israeli soldier. Intensive shelling killed dozens of people in southern Gaza hours into the truce, which began at 8:00 am (0500 GMT) and was due to last 72 hours.


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