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Townhouse Antiques Closes
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Bellport, New York, May 20, 2013 -- “This is a sad day for Townhouse Antiques.  After 12 years, we are adding our name to the ever growing list of antique shops closing on Long Island.  The recessi...
Madonna's work at Brady Court
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/ugly-battle-behind-peaceful-facade-brady-court-co-ops-article-1.1338347
Tracy Towers Representation
May 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/tenants-cheer-bronx-judge-postpones-rent-increase-tracey-towers-complex-court-fight-rages-article-1.1152703
Off-the-clock Claims Are Subject to Wage and Hour Lawsuits
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Hans & Associates, P.C. Off-the-clock claims are one source of wage and hour lawsuits. In an off-the-clock claim, employees assert that the employer forced them to spend time working ...
Timing Is Everything
May 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 78 78 recommendations | email to a friend
     While I was living in Nashville, I was continually learning about different plants and flowers that were native to the region. As I walked through a field one day, I spotted a cluster of dain...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: May 2013
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Queens NY Real Estate Market Update As the Queens housing market recovers we are seeing considerable increases in demand, resulting in a strong seller’s market in certain areas a...
New York City's Biggest Free Pet Adoption Event Ever Comes to Queens!
May 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
On June 1 st and June 2 nd , thousands of dogs and cats will be looking for their forever homes at New York City’s biggest pet adoption event ever – all for free. The Alliance for NYC’s Animals ...
Holy Roman Festival
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
May 15 - 19 175-20 74TH AVENUE, FRESH MEADOWS RIDES, GAMES, FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT OPEN, WED THROUGH FRIDAY, 6PM-11PM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 2PM — 11PM FREE PARKING AND ADMISSION PAY ONE LOW P...
Flea Market
May 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
FLEA MARKET Transfiguration Parish Hall - Maspeth Sunday, June 2nd, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Vendors needed; please call 347-339-1362 Tables $25.00
FSLA Challenges ― How Does Overtime Work with a Fluctuating Work Week?
May 01, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
In recent years, the changes and complexities of wage and hour laws have made it difficult for small businesses to comply with regulations. Yet, with wage and hour lawsuits on the rise, small busi...

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MTA fails again
Dear Editor: I wish I didn't have to write this letter, but the MTA monopoly failed the public trust once again. On May 14, at Beach 105th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard at 10:29 p.m. I waited...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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nes for food trucks Dear Editor: Recent legislation introduced by Manhattan Councilman Dan Garodnick to limit the number of food trucks and establish “food truck zones” is disappointing to thousand...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Build the pipeline, just not for oil
Dear Editor: There is much talk, both positive and negative, relating to the XL Keystone Pipeline. It would pump crude tar sand oil from Canada across the U.S to Texas, where it would be refined an...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Remember the meaning of Memorial Day
Dear Editor: Memorial Day is fast approaching, and I hope it will not slip by with many forgetting the importance of this day. Memorial Day in my book is not just another day off to shop for sales...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Time for accountability in Benghazi attack
Dear Editor: If an investigation of the Benghazi attack should reveal that there were members of the Obama administration, including the president himself, knew what really happened, then all of th...
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Another one bites the dust
Dear Editor: State Senator John Sampson was just arrested for embezzling $440,000 and now joins a long list of elected officials who think they are above the law. These men and women in government...
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nursing Home Week
Dear Editor: National Nursing Home Week, which began on Mother’s Day and ends May 18, is a special week to recognize “Team Care: Everyone Pitches In!” Today’s skilled nursing care facilities (a.k....
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Guns don't belong in hands of kids
Dear Editor: A recent front page photo in the Daily News spotlights the NRA's total insanity. The gun nut showing his young daughter how to fire an AR-15 assault rifle at the NRA's convention shou...
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Connecticut loss is a Texas gain
Dear Editor: In the May 9th issue there was a letter from Kimberly Lee hailing the state of Connecticut for the departure of gun manufacturer Colt to Texas. The AR-15 may not be popular in the Cons...
May 15, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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No soccer stadium!
Dear Editor: Flushing Meadows Corona Park is very important to the people of Queens. With many acres of grass and trees, it is a place where thousands of people come every day to relax and enjoy th...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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The library needs you
Dear Editor: The city’s Executive Budget has been released. It proposes a cut to Queens Library of $29.6 million, part of a proposed cut to libraries citywide of $100 million. If that proposal were...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Colt bolts for Texas
Dear Editor: Three cheers for Connecticut! Colt, the manufacturer of the AR-15, is packing up its wares. They are leaving the Constitution State and Governor Dannel Malloy for the Lone Star State a...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sign of resilience
Dear Editor: The terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 and destroyed the World Trade Center thought they could knock us out, but we're back on top with the final piece on top of One World Trade center...
May 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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Raising smoking age will do little good
Dear Editor: "Waiting to inhale? Here we go again" (In Our Opinion - April 25) will only result in increasing the growth of street corner cigarette sales known as "loosies." Consumption of tobacco ...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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No parking for public housing tenants

Dear Editor: 
New York City Housing Authority tenants are screaming about a hike in parking fees, Here's some advice: shut up and chill out. How do you qualify for public housing if you own a car...
May 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Spurs take 3-0 lead, beat Grizzlies 104-93 in OT

Memphis Grizzlies guard Tony Allen (9) drives to the basket as San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (21) reaches for the ball during the first half of Game 3 in their NBA basketball Western Conference finals playoff series, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Danny Johnson)MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tim Duncan scored the first five points of overtime, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104-93 Saturday night and move a win away from the NBA Finals.


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Cain stops Bigfoot in 1st round, defends UFC title

Junior Dos Santos reacts after knocking out Mark Hunt in the third round of a UFC 160 mixed martial arts heavyweight bout, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cain Velasquez knocked down Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva with a combination and finished him on the ground 1:21 into the first round Saturday night, briskly defending his heavyweight title at UFC 160.


Sun May 26 00:18:03 UTC 2013
Blackhawks beat Red Wings 4-1 to stay alive

Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard, right, saves a shot by Chicago Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews, left, during the second period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference semifinals in Chicago, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)CHICAGO (AP) — The power play returned in the second half of the second period. All it took was one brilliant tip by one of the youngest players on the ice and a well-placed shot by the captain of a team in trouble.


Sun May 26 00:16:46 UTC 2013