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8 Things you May not Know About Selling a Coop in Queens
Sep 19, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 58 58 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 | 83 83 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 | 111 111 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...
Are gender identity and religious freedom at odds in America?
Sep 08, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 141 141 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....
Protecting Your Right as a Spouse in a New York Estate
Sep 08, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 135 135 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...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: August 2016
Aug 26, 2016 | 1 1 comments | 208 208 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 | 234 234 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 | 228 228 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 | 205 205 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 . ...
Equal Pay for Women Issues
Aug 25, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 211 211 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen Hans Long Island City, Queens & NYC Employment Defense Attorney From an employer’s standpoint, if you are following similar pay practices to other businesses, it may seem like safet...

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Lindsey decides to leave SJU
Things have not been going well for the highly touted St. John's men's basketball 2011 recruiting class. Red Storm head coach Steve Lavin announced that sophomore guard Nurideen Lindsey plans to tr...
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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Run To Daylight co-founder Tim Cavanaugh with Sydney and Madeline Hoffman, daughter of late co-founder Steven Hoffman, and Neil O'Donnell, president and chairman of the board of Queens Falcons.
Queens Falcons hold fundraiser
The Queens Falcons, which aims to empower inner-city teenage boys through football, teaching them teamwork, leadership skill, and the ability to motivate themselves and others, last week held a fun...
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lady Cougars take tourney title
The Martin Luther Lady Cougars (3-0/PSAA 1-0) used pressure defense and a run-and-gun offense to defeat St. Agnes 44-28 in the 12th Junior Varsity Invitational Basketball Tournament. The Lady Couga...
Dec 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cotto gets revenge on Margarito
PHOTOS: KENNETH B. GOLDBERG In front of a sold-out crowd of over 21,000 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, Miguel Cotto avenged his 2008 loss to Antonio Margarito, winning in a TKO decisio...
Dec 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Martin Luther looks for fourth straight title
After an amazing 2010-2011 wrestling season, the Martin Luther School Cougars are hoping to win their fourth straight Independent Private and Parochail Schools Athletic League (IPPSAL) title. The C...
Nov 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lexington School takes soccer title
The Lexington School for the Deaf’s boy’s soccer team went undefeated for a second consecutive season, winning the ESDAA Metro Deaf Soccer Tournament. The team, recognized by DeafDigest Sports’ as ...
Nov 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cardozo's Alexis Panisse qualifies for national race
Benjamin Cardozo High School senior Alexis Panisse finished in the top ten at the Northeast Regional of the Foot Locker Cross Country Championship Saturday to qualify for the National Finals on Dec...
Nov 30, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Robert Fresneda tags Desmon Defritas in a win for the NYPD.
FDNY & NYPD get in the ring
The FDNY Bravest Boxing team took on the NYPD Fighting Finest Boxing team at The Battle of the Badges on Saturday, November 19, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. The night featured 12 three-...
Nov 22, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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McClancy Wins City CHSAA Soccer Title
In a thrilling soccer game last Saturday at St. John’s University, the Msgr. McClancy Crusaders beat Mount St. Michael in the City A Soccer Championship game by a score of 2-1. McClancy took a quic...
Nov 20, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Records smashed at 42nd NYC Marathon
Who said running marathons was hard? Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya made it look easy Sunday, smashing the previous record for finishing the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:05:06. The previous bes...
Nov 11, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 26 26 recommendations | email to a friend
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The championship Kew-Forest girls varsity tennis team with Coach Scott Gordon-Somers.
Kew Forest tennis off to early start
Take top honors in volleyball, as well
Nov 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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The St. John’s Prep Varsity Volleyball team with Coach Jennifer Cocchi.
St. John's Prep girls take two titles
The St. John’s Prep (8-2-1) Red Storm won the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Class A girls soccer regular-season title and took home the diocesan crown with a 3-1 win over St. Edmund last Thursday night at ...
Nov 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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LIU volleyball on a roll
With three players recording double-doubles, the Long Island University volleyball team survived a scare to defeat Saint Francis (PA). The victory extended the Blackbirds’ winning streak to six; Lo...
Nov 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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2011 Red Bull Trick Or Treat BMX Jam; Sean Ricany, 3rd place, no hand vader footjam
Lots of tricks for Halloween
To kick off Halloween weekend in style, 32 BMX bikers donned costumes and showed off their best moves for over 500 fans at the Red Bull Trick or Treat contest in Greenpoint's Newtown Barge Park Fri...
Nov 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Goals with goal of saving Willets Point
Photos: Michael O'Kane Workers at Willets Point squared off in a soccer tournament this past weekend as part of the Willets Point Festival. Twenty-one car workshops and garages were represented in ...
Nov 04, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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Arnold Palmer dies at 87, made golf popular for masses

File-This jan. 28, 1962, file photo shows Arnold Palmer concentrating on his next move during the Lucky International Open at San Francisco's Harding Park. Palmer, who made golf popular for the masses with his hard-charging style, incomparable charisma and a personal touch that made him known throughout the golf world as "The King," died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, in Pittsburgh. He was 87. (AP Photo, File)Arnold Palmer brought a country club sport to the masses with a hard-charging style, charisma and a commoner's touch. At ease with both presidents and the golfing public, and on a first-name basis with both, "The King" died Sunday in Pittsburgh. He was 87.


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Viola Davis describes becoming Rape Foundation advocate

File-This Sept. 19, 2015, file photo shows Viola Davis arriving at the 4th Annual Woman Making History Brunch at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Davis has seen the effects of sexual assault first hand. She said her sister was sexually assaulted at age 8 and is now a heroin addict and prostitute. Davis also described her mother and herself as survivors of sexual assault Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at a benefit for the Rape Foundation and Stuart House, which provides free medical treatment, counseling and legal aid to rape victims, with special services for children. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP,File)BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Viola Davis said Sunday that her own experiences with sexual assault led her to become an advocate for the Rape Foundation and encouraged others to visit treatment centers so they'll become supporters.


2016-09-25 23:36:05 -0400
Arnold Palmer remembered as 'pioneer' in golf
(Reuters) - Golfing great Arnold Palmer died on Sunday, aged 87. Following are some of the reactions to his death: JACK NICKLAUS, LONGTIME FRIEND AND RIVAL "Arnold transcended the game of golf. Arnold was someone who was a pioneer in his sport.
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