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MIDDLE VILLAGE YOUNG PEOPLE NOT WORKING
Jul 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
MIDDLE VILLAGE-has more young people not working between 22 years of age to 40 years of age. They mostly live with their parents or parent. Imagine no guidance, no retirement plans, just existing d...
Over-packing Your Car Can Make Driving More Dangerous
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Packing Your Car Wisely for Vacations With warmer weather here and children out of school, many people are taking to the road for vacation trips. While you want to be sure you pack what you need to...
What Employers Should Know About Retaliation Claims
Jul 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 123 123 recommendations | email to a friend
by Stephen D. Hans Retaliation Claims May Include Emotional Distress Damages A precedent has been set in relation to retaliation claims brought against employers. Two courts of appeals, the Sixth a...
Workers’ Compensation in New York—What You Need to Know—Part One
Jul 10, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 123 123 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Pyrros & Serres LLP You’ve been hurt on the job in the state of New York. You’ve heard from others that you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. But what does that mean? How does th...
What You Should Know About Construction Job Vehicle Accidents in New York
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by   Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP Unsafe Conditions Can Lead to Serious Construction Job Vehicle Accidents Construction job motor vehicle accidents often occur due to OSHA violations.  Many diffe...
How to Clean a Diamond Ring the Right Way
Jun 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 554 554 recommendations | email to a friend
If you have been struggling to sell diamonds for top price, the chances are that you’ve been cleaning your ring incorrectly. Remember nothing can sell diamonds quite like that shiny sparkle and lus...
Texting and Driving FAQs
Jun 14, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 158 158 recommendations | email to a friend
Texting and Driving Is the Most Alarming Form of Distracted Driving Texting and driving includes reading text messages, emails or online material or writing or composing messages on a mobile device...
Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
Jun 12, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 236 236 recommendations | email to a friend
How Would Your Small Business Fare with the IRS for Worker Status? Did you know that misclassifying workers is one of the top problems that small business owners face? Many small businesses hire in...
Do Your Work Policies Discriminate Between Men and Women?
May 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 655 655 recommendations | email to a friend
One Set of Rules for Men and a Different Set of Rules for Women Having company policies that discriminate between men and women can be lethal for an employer in today’s work environment. If you hav...
Social Media: Should You Use Social Media in an Internal Investigation?
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Investigating Employees Through Their Social Media Accounts Social media can provide a lot of information about people’s lives. Why would an employer want to know what an employee is doing through ...

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Members of George Westinghouse High School and Downtown Brooklyn Partnership putting the finishing touches on the Future Plaza green facelift.
Future Plaza is getting a little greener
Partnership teams up with students on community project
Aug 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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powerHouse publishes a unique take on branding
Brooklyn-based publishers take on international marketing tool
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Group focuses on how Internet shapes biz in DoBro
Web integration and ways to do business online in the innovative melting pot of Downtown Brooklyn was the topic of the day the Internet Association's Brooklyn Small Business Crawl on Monday. Michae...
Aug 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pictured from left to right are Councilman Jumaane Williams, Assemblyman Rafael Espinal, Jr. and Councilman Erik Dilan.
Council prepares to override mayoral veto of safety act
Judge deals major blow to stop and frisk in ruling
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Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson and Marlene Donnely at the Carroll Street Bridge.
Call for environmental awareness at Gowanus sites
Community wants assurances from city, developers on new project
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Brooklyn Jackie Robinson statue vandalized
The Jackie Robinson statue outside MCU Park was defaced with swastikas and racist slurs Tuesday night. The act of vandalism was discovered by a manager of the ballpark Wednesday morning just hours ...
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Members of Build Up NYC demand that union workers be hired for a project on John Street.
Brooklyn Bridge Park board rankles unions with choice
Developer not required to use union labor on site
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Barclays Center greenmarket is a success
Brooklyn residents get fresh produce all summer long
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Patrons take part in the night market event in June. (Photo provided by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.)
Grove Alley in DoBro gets some fresh paint
Partnership pushes to make former blight a success
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Bike4Chai brings summer camp to cancer patients
On July 31, 300 bicyclists made the 175-mile journey over two days from South Jersey to the Catskills as part of a fundraiser for children diagnosed with cancer. The goal: to send as many ill child...
Jul 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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De Blasio's four-point plan to save two Brooklyn hospitals
As several cash-strapped Brooklyn hospitals, including Long Island College Hospital in Cobble Hill, face closure, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio unveiled a plan titled “Saving Brooklyn’s Heath Care...
Jul 30, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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State Senator Daniel Squadron, John Raskin and State Senator Martin Dilan who called on the MTA to consider Full Line Review of G train.
MTA review is answered with additional state funds
Cost-cutting and increased state aid mean better transit in 2014
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Photos: Extinct Optics
Extinct Optics is truly one of a kind
Vintage glasses are relics from the past
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Public Advocate Bill de Blasio delivering a temporary restraining order keeping LICH open. (Photo: Cobble Hill Association)
LICH kept open with last-minute retraining order
Last week representatives from SUNY Downstate met rumors of the immediate closure of Long Island College Hospital (LICH) with statement of denial. However, on Friday, the state Department of Health...
Jul 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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SUNY officials refute rumors LICH closing imminent
UPDATE JULY 19 5 p.m. Public Advocate Bill de Blasio successful petitioned a judge for a temporary restraining order the block the closure of LICH. UPDATE JULY 19 3:30 p.m.: The State Department of...
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