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St. Stan's Rosary Alter Society Annual Champagne Brunch
Feb 25, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 82 82 recommendations | email to a friend
Sunday, March 30, 2014  12:00 PM Noon St. Stan's - 57-15 61st Street, Maspeth 11378 Delicious Food - Great Prizes - Unlimited Champagne!  Call the Rectory for tickets, which are $17.00.  718-326-21...
A Step-by-Step Guide on Changing Home Door Locks
Feb 24, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 568 568 recommendations | email to a friend
Moving to a new apartment or a newly-acquired home sure is exciting and thrilling for a lot of reasons. You are finally in your own place! While moving to your own place sure is a thrilling experie...
Identity Theft Prevention!
Feb 21, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 131 131 recommendations | email to a friend
On Sunday, March 2nd the Crime Prevention Section will host it's fourth Identity Theft Prevention Event at Gateway Center, 501 Gateway Drive, Brooklyn, NY from 10AM-2PM.  WE have partnered with Lio...
Timing Is Everything
Feb 21, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 375 375 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 daint...
Resorts World Casino Hosts Mid-Winter Food Tasting Benefitting City Harvest
Feb 18, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 149 149 recommendations | email to a friend
Join Resorts World Casino New York City Wednesday, February 26, 2014, from 7:00 p.m-9:00 p.m at the Mid-Winter Taste for City Harvest, a special tasting event featuring food, wine, cocktails and ce...
Protect your company from discrimination complaints and lawsuits
Feb 18, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 174 174 recommendations | email to a friend
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC ) reported it obtained a record $372.1 million in monetary relief for victims of private sector employment discrimination in year ending 2013...
Interview to author Tony Napoli.
Feb 18, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 189 189 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...
FREE Dental Emergency Day!
Feb 17, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 184 184 recommendations | email to a friend
February is Dental Health Month.  To promote Dental Awareness and to offer help to the community, Dr. Khaimov is sponsoring a FREE Dental Emergency Treatment Day on THURSDAY, FEB. 27TH, 2014 10AM-4...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: February 2014
Feb 13, 2014 | 3 3 comments | 227 227 recommendations | email to a friend
February 2014 Market Update Homes sales were down in January from the previous month, likely a result of the severely cold weather which affected many markets more than in typical years. Inventory ...
Party Rentals in The Big Apple: Where Does One Start?
Feb 12, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 215 215 recommendations | email to a friend
Planning out a first rate event is in a totally different league from preparing a routine party. No matter what the occasion, if you really want people to be impressed, you’ll need to go all out an...

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Kudos, mayor, on the smoking ban
Dear Editor: I would like to applaud the City Council for passing a bill that will ban smoking in city parks, beaches, boardwalks, marinas, and pedestrian plazas. I firmly believe second hand smoke...
Feb 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Atlas Park was mismanaged, not too expensive
Dear Editor: I am encouraged by the statements of the new owners of Atlas Park that they will consult with the tenants and shoppers at the mall in order to determine its future course. Local reside...
Feb 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Good news for co-ops, condos
Dear Editor: I am writing with very good news for New York City’s co-ops and condos that have flip taxes to maintain their property.  I received notification from the Federal Housing Finance Agency...
Feb 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Queens Botanical Garden going after seniors
Dear Editor: I am writing to you to inform you of the death of the Senior Garden located in the Queens Botanical Garden (QBG). The Senior Garden has been in existence for 45 years and has 45 member...
Feb 01, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Who let the dogs out?
Dear Editor: There is a man in Maspeth that walks his two big dogs off-leash. He'll go into stores and even have a meal at Fame Diner and leave the dogs outside to wander around on the sidewalk. Wh...
Feb 01, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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It's time to fight for Social Security
Dear Editor: America is a community. We look out for each other as a nation. We build schools for our children, fund police for our safety and provide a secure retirement for our seniors. We don't ...
Feb 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Save healthcare reform
Dear Editor: The GOP is gearing up for this week's House vote on repealing the health care bill- and the time for us to take a stand is right now. We need to be clear about what Republicans are try...
Jan 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Leadership Academy system is not working
Dear Editor: One of the most troubling aspects of former Schools Chancellor Joel Klein's tenure was the creation of the Leadership Academy. This academy was designed to take people with little or n...
Jan 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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More cutbacks to city services?
Dear Editor: Mayor Bloomberg will have to make budget cuts in order to keep city services up and running. The question is- how much? The people of this city are entitled to basic city services for ...
Jan 26, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Help Aidan Sullivan
Dear Editor: We write to ask that everyone save the date for a benefit that we are organizing to help 9-year-old Aidan Sullivan, the son of Tim and Colleen Sullivan.   Little Aidan was born with va...
Jan 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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How about semi-snow day?
To the Editor: When the city faced its second major snow storm in three weeks, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had several decisions to make.  He declared a weather emergency, which was helpful in getti...
Jan 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Time to take snow cleanup into our own hands
Dear Editor: Like most of Queens, the residents of Woodhaven were strongly disappointed by the city's response to the snowstorm that struck just after Christmas. Many of our streets went unplowed t...
Jan 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Peruggia fire unfair
Dear Editor: It was not the fault of EMS Chief John Peruggia that EMS was unable to respond to so many emergency calls during the blizzard. How could EMS vehicles get through the streets that were ...
Jan 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tragedy in Arizona
Dear Editor: It is truly a sad day for Tucson, Arizona and for the country in general. Many lives were lost and many injured in the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. The horrific carnage is sadly ...
Jan 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Who's responsible for health care
Dear Editor: Health Care is important but what is health care? Health Care starts with good genes, good nutrition, proper exercise and the right amount of sleep. Then comes your environment, not sm...
Jan 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Malaysian Airlines missing flight: Live Report

File picture shows a Malaysia Airline's Boeing 777-200 at Kuala Lumpur International AirportKuala Lumpur (AFP) - 07:33 GMT - China ships - China's State Oceanic Administration says it has ordered maritime patrol vessels conducting missions nearby to head to the area to join rescue efforts.


2014-03-08 02:34:09 -0500
Three killed in Cairo clashes, 48 wounded across Egypt

(Blank Headline Received)Three protesters were killed and dozens wounded as Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, the health ministry and security sources said. Security sources said two were killed in street battles with the police in the Cairo district of Alf Maskin and a third in the capital's Abbaseya. The Interior Ministry said it had arrested 47 people it said were Brotherhood members during the violence, which broke out after Friday prayers. Police cars were burned by protesters in at least two Cairo districts.


2014-03-08 02:31:13 -0500
Russia, Ukraine feud over sniper carnage

FILE- in this Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 file photo, activists evacuate a wounded protester during clashes with police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine. As questions circulate about who was behind the lethal snipers that sowed death and terror in Ukraine's capital, doctors and others told the AP the similarity of bullets wounds suffered by opposition victims and police indicates the snipers were specifically trying to stoke tensions and spark a larger, angrier clash between opposition fighters and government security forces. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine's president from power: Who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in Kiev?


2014-03-08 02:16:31 -0500