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This Month in Queens Real Estate: SEP 2016
Sep 30, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
The housing market spiked in August as demand remains at high levels in many neighborhoods, particularly in the 1-3 Family and Condo categories. Affordability does appear to be impacting prospectiv...
8 Things you May not Know About Selling a Coop in Queens
Sep 19, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 118 118 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 | 136 136 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 | 165 165 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...
Protecting Your Right as a Spouse in a New York Estate
Sep 08, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 191 191 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...
Are gender identity and religious freedom at odds in America?
Sep 08, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 198 198 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....
This Month in Queens Real Estate: August 2016
Aug 26, 2016 | 1 1 comments | 264 264 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 | 287 287 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 | 280 280 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 | 255 255 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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Gun nuts
Dear Editor, Have you been involuntarily committed to a mental institution, and now that you're out want to buy a firearm without going through a background check? Well, you can't. Unless you were ...
Jan 13, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Library to reopen
Dear Editor, The wheel that squeaks the loudest gets the most grease is an old adage that's still true. My constant nagging about the status of Kew Gardens Hills' long-closed Kew Gardens Hills libr...
Jan 13, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
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Bomb Disney?
Dear Editor, Thirty percent of Republican primary voters want the United States to bomb the city of Agrabah. There is just one problem: it's a fictional city from Aladdin. Sincerely, S.J. Frimer Fo...
Jan 13, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Subway milestone
Dear Editor, January 9 marks the 109th anniversary of the subway system connecting Brooklyn to Manhattan. The original subway systems were constructed and managed by the private sector with no gove...
Jan 06, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 55 55 recommendations | email to a friend
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RIP Mrs. Melody
Dear Editor, The New Year is sadly marked by the departure of Mrs. Melody, Natalie Cole, the "Unforgettable" Grammy-winning singer of the duet with her late father, Nat "King" Cole, and his legacy ...
Jan 06, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 48 48 recommendations | email to a friend
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Permanent solution
Dear Editor, Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposal to house the homeless at Creedmoor has been unofficially been dropped. My wife and I live a few blocks from Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Vill...
Jan 06, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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Go meatless in 2016
Dear Editor, Must we really resolve to improve our diets or exercise routines in the New Year in order to increase longevity or improve quality of life? Unfortunately, gun violence and traffic acci...
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Failing banks
Dear Editor, It seems that banks are becoming less and less personal when dealing with their customers. In my bank, there are never more than three tellers on duty and sometimes the lines are quite...
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Madcap motorists
Dear Editor, It seems that motorists are not cognizant of the things that are going on around them. When you come to a stop sign, you are supposed to come to a full stop before the crosswalk, not h...
Dec 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ban pit bulls
Dear Editor: Having witnessed a pit bull kill another smaller dog when merely approached, and having read about some of the statistics, I am advising any apartment building owner or residential co-...
Dec 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Retirees vote
Dear Editor, With the upcoming 2016 presidential and congressional elections fast approaching, it is critical that federal candidates remember seniors and focus on our crucial issue of retirement e...
Dec 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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Friend to farmers
Dear Editor, I am pleased to announce that New York Farm Bureau has named Assemblyman David Weprin to our annual "Circle of Friends" list. This legislative award is based upon his record of legisla...
Dec 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Balmy holidays
Dear Editor, With Christmas right around the corner, I've noticed the letters from global warming deniers have stopped appearing in the various newspapers. I guess they're too busy shoveling the in...
Dec 29, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pothead drivers?
Dear Editor, With respect to any bills that would legalize recreational marijuana similar to alcohol with state regulation and sales taxes, I believe is the most stupid policy ever proposed in ligh...
Dec 22, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Go GOP
Dear Editor, The debate between the Republican candidates for president was very lively but also very serious, with all of them speaking very bluntly as to how they would deal with ISIS, Russia, an...
Dec 22, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pro-Brexit Conservatives hand PM plan to limit EU immigration

Britain's former Secretary for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, arrives for a television interview in LondonHigh-profile Conservatives outlined proposals for a post-Brexit system of work permits on Saturday, highlighting the pressure Prime Minister Theresa May faces to cut immigration and appease eurosceptics while addressing the concerns of business leaders. May is due to speak on Sunday during the first day of the ruling Conservatives' annual conference with the government having given little detail as to what it will seek from the European Union as part of a Brexit deal. Many of the 52 percent of Britons who backed leaving the bloc were motivated by concerns about immigration from within the EU, but business leaders are concerned about a so-called 'hard Brexit' involving immigration caps and excluding Britain from the single market.


2016-10-01 06:49:43 -0400
Mega-Hurricane Matthew downgraded to Category 4

This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 at 12:45 AM EDT shows strengthening Hurricane Matthew moving westward at 14 MPH across the Caribbean basin. Max sustained winds on Matthew are up to 100 MPH as of 0600 UTC, with some of the outer bands affecting Puerto Rico and Hispaniola. Forecast tracks have Matthew continuing to push westward and strengthening for another few days before turning northward. (NOAA/Weather Underground via AP)KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Hurricane Matthew has been downgraded to a Category 4 storm as it continues roaring across the Caribbean Sea on a course that puts Jamaica, as well as parts of Haiti and Cuba, in the path of its potentially devastating winds and rain.


2016-10-01 06:49:16 -0400
Russia says U.S. 'aggression' in Syria would mean 'tectonic shifts'
MOSCOW (Reuters) - "Direct aggression" by the United States toward the Syrian government and armed forces would lead to "frightening, tectonic shifts" in the Middle East, RIA news agency cited Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying on Saturday. Russia and the United States back opposing sides in the Syrian conflict. A U.S.-Russian brokered ceasefire in Syria recently fell apart, and Russian war planes on Saturday struck rebel-held areas north of the Syrian city of Aleppo. (Reporting by Alexander Winning)
2016-10-01 06:36:57 -0400