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How Paper And Color Can Make You Dream. Exclusive Interview With Artist Adele Rahte.
Sep 04, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 258 258 recommendations | email to a friend
  Interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena I met Adele Rahte at the beautiful Harlem house of a common friend, the soprano Lauren Flanigan. The conversation soon turned from music (we had just the fortu...
Construction Accidents Involving Falls from Heights
Aug 21, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 301 301 recommendations | email to a friend
Why Are Falls from Heights So Significant in New York City? New York takes construction accidents involving falls from heights very seriously. In fact, the NY State Legislature passed the Scaffold ...
Sackstein Sacktein & Lee, LLP Sponsors the SUMAQ Peruvian Food Festival
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 610 610 recommendations | email to a friend
August 25–26, 2018: the SUMAQ Peruvian Food Festival in Nassau County on Long Island This year, Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP takes pride in being the lead sponsor of the SUMAQ Peruvian Food Festi...
Why You Have Legal Rights in Construction Accidents Involving Falling Objects
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 338 338 recommendations | email to a friend
Can Injured workers and families who have lost their loved ones pursue lawsuits? By December of 2017, a construction site at 61 Ninth Avenue in Chelsea had been repeatedly cited for construction co...
Company Security and Surveillance: Where Should Employers Draw the Line?
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 295 295 recommendations | email to a friend
Are Your Security and Surveillance Policies Violating Privacy Laws? Companies have the right to protect against internal theft or property destruction. They also have a responsibility to evaluate p...
Changes in New York State and NYC Sexual Harassment Laws
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 221 221 recommendations | email to a friend
Sexual Harassment: Mandatory Arbitration and Nondisclosure Agreements The NY legislature passed changes in sexual harassment law that Governor Cuomo signed into law on April 17, 2018. These laws we...
Your Rights Regarding Medical Treatment after a Work Injury
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 273 273 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s common knowledge in New York that, in the event of a work-related injury, you have a right to seek medical attention and have the costs covered by the workers’ compensation insurance provider....
Honesty—The Best Policy in a Workers' Compensation Claim
Aug 07, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 316 316 recommendations | email to a friend
The Dangers of Overstating or Understating the Nature of Your Injury When you've been injured on the job in the state of New York, you have a right to seek workers' compensation benefits to cover y...
How to Survive as a Small Business Owner Among a Myriad of Laws & Regulations
Aug 07, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 370 370 recommendations | email to a friend
Laws Small Business Owners Should Know About Business laws have multiplied over the years and as a small business owner, you might feel overwhelmed because there are so many. Which laws take priori...
Jul 29, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 248 248 recommendations | email to a friend

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Annual Giglio festival marks 115 years
Thousands gathered in Williamsburg last Sunday for the annual Giglio feast, a longstanding tradition in the community with Italian roots. The spectacle, which marked 115 years, is a shared celebrat...
Jul 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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New Outreach leader looks to improve access to services
Debra Pantin takes over after Kathleen Riddle steps down
Jul 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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NYCC endorses challenger Myrie over Hamilton
An insurgent State Senate candidate in Brooklyn has picked up a key endorsement from an activist organization that once supported the incumbent. Zellnor Myrie, who is challenging State Senator Jess...
Jul 02, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 36 36 recommendations | email to a friend
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Citi Bike expands coverage before L train shutdown
Come 2019, expect to see more Citi Bikes in Brooklyn and Manhattan as commuters try to adjust to the impending L train shutdown. Last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city has reached ...
Jul 01, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 45 45 recommendations | email to a friend
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Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership celebrates plaza opening
Project construction took 10 years to complete
Jun 26, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sing for Hope brings J. Mascis to Brooklyn Library for free show
Sing for Hope, a leading arts non-profit in New York City, and MINI USA brought J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. fame and Jukebox the Ghost to Brooklyn for a concert with the #MINIPiano at the Brooklyn Pu...
Jun 25, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
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L train mitigation bill falls short in Albany
Despite passing the Assembly, a bill proposed by north Brooklyn lawmakers to help mitigate the L train shutdown failed in Albany. Last Wednesday night, the Republican-controlled State Senate blocke...
Jun 25, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 54 54 recommendations | email to a friend
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Impressive economic growth, but challenges linger in Brooklyn
State comptroller releases report on state of the borough
Jun 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn Methodist Hospital’s new center tops out
Largest ambulatory site in borough slated to open in 2020
Jun 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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New manufacturing building to open at Navy Yard
Site expected to create 700 to 1,000 jobs
Jun 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Advocacy groups want “fair” L train mitigation plan
With the L train shutdown less than a year away, community and advocacy groups are urging the city and MTA to release a final mitigation plan. Nearly a dozen organizations, ranging from environment...
Jun 13, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
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Trailblazing NYPD detective hangs up her badge
Michele Randall-Williams led security for notable officials
Jun 06, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 69 69 recommendations | email to a friend
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After deadly crash, city proposes 9th Street redesign
De Blasio pushes for speed camera expansion legislation
Jun 06, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn Bridge Park to open permanent pool
After years of advocacy, families will finally have a pool to call their own at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Last Friday, elected and city officials joined park leaders to announce that a permanent pool w...
Jun 06, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Prospect Park Alliance unveils vision for rose garden
The rose garden at Prospect Park may soon be overhauled into a multi-purpose green space for all Brooklynites to enjoy. The Prospect Park Alliance, a nonprofit group that advocates for the park, re...
May 30, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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