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This Month in Queens Real Estate: JULY 2014
Jul 24, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 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 | 22 22 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 | 28 28 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...
$$ OPPORTUNITY HAS KNOCKED ! $$ Networking For Prosperity & Adventure $$
Jun 20, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 275 275 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 | 307 307 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 | 348 348 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...
Book Expo America 2014 Part 2: The Authors Speak…
Jun 15, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 348 348 recommendations | email to a friend
Originally Written By:  Tiziano Thomas Dossena  for L'Idea Magazine   Javits Center was the center of attention for all American book lovers for four days at the end of May, with a series of events...
Interview to author Tony Napoli.
Jun 15, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 804 804 recommendations | email to a friend
Recently I published a review on the popular book “My Father, My Don,” A Son’s Journey from Organized Crime to Sobriety, and I am now pleased to offer our readers an interview to the author, Tony N...
How Much Can Allegations of Discrimination Cost You?
Jun 11, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 321 321 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans Discrimination is a serious issue for employers. It can lead to disputes, lawsuits and even forced business sales. Forced business sale, substantial fines and the disgrace o...
Wage and Hours Cases Setting Precedents for Tipped Employees
May 31, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 495 495 recommendations | email to a friend
  Restaurant owners are subject to numerous regulations they must comply with and as various cases are litigated, rulings establish new precedents that can change how the industry does business. Ma...

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Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley at a City Hall rally last week.
FDNY, neighborhoods would be “taxed” if cuts go through
Pols say closing 20 firehouses a big mistake
Mar 16, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
03/08/2010 - 03/14/2010
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Student stabbed at Newtown High School
A Newtown High School student is in stable condition after being stabbed at the school Friday morning. According to witnesses, the 17-year-old victim was in class on the second floor of the school ...
Mar 12, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
03/01/2010 - 03/07/2010
Mar 11, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley and other elected officials are calling on the city to change through truck routes to local routes in Maspeth as they wait for a comprehensive Maspeth Bypass Plan.
No more trucks!
Pols demand city ban big rigs in Maspeth
Mar 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bishop Frank Caggiano (center) administered the Confirmation Mass at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church on Friday, March 5, in front of more than 500 churchgoers. Decon Bob Lavanco (left) and Pastor Paul Wood also took part in the ceremony in which 51 children were confirmed into the Catholic church.
Maspeth church holds Confirmation ceremony for 51 kids
Bishop Frank Caggiano (center) administered the Confirmation Mass at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church on Friday, March 5, in front of more than 500 churchgoers. Deacon Bob Lavanco (left) and Pastor Pau...
Mar 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Maspeth Federal's renovated lobby
At home in your bank
Maspeth Federal Savings unveils new cozy interior
Mar 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Truck goes up in flames on LIE
Traffic came to a standstill Tuesday afternoon when a westbound tractor trailer caught fire near the Maurice Avenue exit of the Long Island Expressway, causing chaos and brief delays before order w...
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Not all is 'rite' with school proposal
CB5 raises concerns with SCA's plans
Mar 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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LaGuardia Community College students at a campus computer station
LaGuardia's scholarship program pays dividends
When LaGuardia Community College student Michelle Osorio, 26, received a phone call informing her that she had been chosen to receive a scholarship of $3,500, she was ecstatic. The call came last J...
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Fire Chair Elizabeth Crowley conducts a hearing.
Access granted
Volunteer Ambulance Corps back in fold
Mar 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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104th Precinct Police Blotter
02/22/2010 - 02/29/2010
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Another grade school For Maspeth?

K-5 school could open on I.S. 73 campus
Mar 02, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Another School For Maspeth?
New elementary school may open to relieve overcrowding
Feb 24, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pictured form left to right are Detective Kevin Weber from the 104th Precinct, Captain James Marron from Transit District 33, Deputy Inspector Keith Green from the 104th Precinct, and Roe Daraio from Citizens of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together (COMET).
104th top cop warns seniors to be vigilant
Burglars targeting elderly who live alone
Feb 23, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Key senator urges Myanmar to reform constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top-ranking Republican senator issued a strong call Thursday for Myanmar to amend its constitution to allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to run for president and for the military to submit to civilian rule.
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Ex-Venezuelan intelligence chief detained in Aruba
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities in Aruba announced Thursday that they arrested a close confidant of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez who was sent as that country's consul to the Caribbean island despite being sanctioned by the U.S. government on charges of drug trafficking.
2014-07-24 19:12:52 -0400
Fifteen dead as Israeli shell hits school sheltering Gazans

Palestinians inspect a building destroyed by Israeli bombardment in the Jabalia district of the northern Gaza Strip on July 24, 2014Fifteen Palestinians were killed Thursday when an Israeli shell slammed into a UN shelter where hundreds of civilians had taken refuge. The Thursday strike hit a UN school sheltering some of the 100,000 Palestinians driven from their homes in search of a safe haven after weeks of deadly fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants. Gaza's emergency services said at least 15 people had been killed and more than 200 wounded. UN chief Ban Ki-Moon said: "Many have been killed -- including women and children, as well as UN staff."


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