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Townhouse Antiques Closes
May 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 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 | 8 8 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 | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Off-the-clock Claims Are Subject to Wage and Hour Lawsuits
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 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 | 11 11 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 | 12 12 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 | 13 13 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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NYS Senator Valmanette Montgomery reassures protesters that they are fighting, “to hold up the principles of America.”
Unions say Acadia Realty Trust project is unfair to workers
Ear-piercing chants, whistles and hardhats filled the streets of downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon. The sounds were the voices of hundreds of newly organized, unionized construction workers ga...
Dec 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Macchiarola, former St. Francis president, passes at 71
Frank Macchiarola will be missed in Brooklyn. Friends and family members came to pay their respects to the former New York City schools chancellor, lining the hallways of St. Franics University, wh...
Dec 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Construction underway on B2
The tallest modular building in the world will soon grace the Downtown Brooklyn skyline, as officials broke ground on Tuesday, December 18, at the site of Building 2 (B2). The first residential b...
Dec 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tri-State Transportation Campaign's vision for the BK Gateway
Not only have Brooklynites seen a direct impact on their daily commute from the completion of the Barclays Centers in September, the borough has also seen a 13 percent population increase since 198...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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BQE underpass to get a facelift
One thing that is not associated with the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) underpass connecting Brooklyn Bridge Park and Downtown Brooklyn is “beauty.” However, that may change as the Atlantic Aven...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Masala Mama named winner of PowerUp! competition
Nindhi Jalan was this year’s top winner in the Brooklyn Public Library’s 9th annual PowerUp! competition, which helps local entrepreneurs make their business ideas a reality. Jalan was awarded $15,...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Community Board 6 meets to discuss a liquor license for a new cabaret club.
Cabaret in Brooklyn 'can can can'
A Red Hook establishment seeking a liquor license has Community Board 6 okayed a liquor license for a new Red Hook, establishment, despite some residents worried it will feature raunchy shows. Ori...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Left to right: Brett Yormark, Brooklyn Nets CEO, Jerry Stackhouse, Marty Markowitz, Sharon Robinson, Bruce Ratner and David Diamante, voice of the Nets.
Ebbets Field flagpole arrives at Flatbush & Atlantic
The Barclays Center is now home to the Brookyln Nets, however over a half-century ago, Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley hoped the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues would be home t...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Renovations at Bridge Park's Pier 5 complete
Things are getting active at Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 5. The five-acres former shipping pier is now being used to play a variety of sports. This $26 million project was designed to be adaptable ...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Oumou Bah (far left), sister of Mohamed Bah, who was killed in an altercation with police, calls for the passage of the Community Safety Act. She is joined by activists and faith-based leaders.
Pols, faith-based activists call for police department reform
Clergy, as well as several activists and faith-based groups, joined City Council members at City Hall Monday to publicly support legislation that would combat police profiling and strengthen oversi...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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City to offer property tax extension to homes hit hard by Sandy
The City Council voted Monday to provide tax relief for homeowners citywide whose properties were destroyed in Hurricane Sandy’s storm. The relief comes in the form of an interest-free property ta...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Golden corral: new bike parking getting good feedback
Brooklyn residents have a new place to park their bikes. The Cobble Hill Association (CHA) and the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) worked to put in a bicycle corral at the corn...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Parents & students protest proposed charter school
Say plan would destroy school's art programs
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Holocaust hero honored in Borough Park
As many celebrated the first day of Chanukah on Sunday, December 9, at home friends and family, more than 150 Borough Park residents braved the rain to take part in renaming a street in honor of Ra...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pictured from left to right are Joanne Nicholas, Tony Lewis and Stanley Fisher.
Health issues dominate Cobble Hill meeting
Members of the healthcare professionals addressed the Cobble Hill Association (CBA) and community members at University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital. The two main issues dis...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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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.


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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.


Sun May 26 00:20:15 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.


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