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Facts About Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry
Sep 20, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 51 51 recommendations | email to a friend
Why Is Sexual Harassment so Prevalent? Sexual harassment is more prevalent in the restaurant industry than any other industry. Statistics show that 90% of women and 70% of men working in the restau...
How to Avoid Boating Accidents: Boats and Personal Watercraft
Sep 20, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 47 47 recommendations | email to a friend
Jet Skis®, WaveRunners® and Other Personal Watercraft (PWC) Have High Accident Rates Warmer weather and extra daylight hours make summer the perfect time for outdoor sports like boating and persona...
What to Expect from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company
Sep 20, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 58 58 recommendations | email to a friend
How the Workers’ Compensation Evaluates Your Work Injury Claim Queens |NYC| Brooklyn |Bronx Workers’ Compensation Lawyers In the wake of a work-related injury, you want an experienced and knowledge...
How Paper And Color Can Make You Dream. Exclusive Interview With Artist Adele Rahte.
Sep 04, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 181 181 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 | 374 374 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 | 393 393 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
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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?
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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 | 240 240 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
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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....

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Brooklyn Bridge Park becomes an outdoor eatery
The culinary event Smorgasburg will take place every Sunday from October 6 to November 24 in Brooklyn Bridge Park this fall. Originally scheduled to take place at the Tobacco Warehouse in DUMBO, Sm...
Oct 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pols call for transparency on homeless shelter
Local elected officials have sent letters to the Department of Buildings (DOB) and the Department of Investigation (DOI) regarding a proposal for a 170-bed homeless shelter in Carroll Gardens. They...
Oct 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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READ NYC event promotes literacy
Thousands flocked to Brooklyn Bridge Park for the 5th Annual READ NYC community festival featuring live entertainment, food and family-friendly games. READ NYC, hosted by United Way of New York Cit...
Oct 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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AvalonBay workers taking a “selfie” in response to being photographed at a previous rally.
Union takes “Selfies 4 Justice”
Avalon Fort Greene employees rally
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Top High Schools 2013
How we chose our 2013 Top High Schools , what they have to offer, and how to use the information we've gathered for each academic institution. Private school can be a costly, but worthy, investment...
Oct 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 188 188 recommendations | email to a friend
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Atlantic Antic takes over Brooklyn
The annual Atlantic Antic Festival, New York City's largest street fair, was held in downtown Brooklyn this past Sunday afternoon, stretching for more than a mile from Fourth Avenue to Hicks Street...
Oct 02, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rendering of the proposed expansion of Methodist Hospital.
Methodist hospital listens to community, revises expansion
Following a presentation of the proposed expansion of New York Methodist Hospital in Park Slope over the summer, officials with the hospital have announced that they have gone back to the drawing b...
Oct 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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EPA announces official plan to dredge the Gowanus Canal
It will take nearly a half-billion dollars, but one of the most contaminated waterways in the city is now prepared to get a much-needed restoration. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) h...
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Employees at DoBro building protest for higher wages
Employees at a luxury apartment building in Downtown Brooklyn took to the streets on Monday to call for better wages and benefits. “I work full time, and I still can’t afford to support my family,”...
Sep 25, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn Book Festival draws another large crowd
Thousands of visitors descended upon Brooklyn Borough Hall on Sunday to take part in the 2013 Brooklyn Book Festival. The event features more than 340 authors, 90 panels, workshops and readings acr...
Sep 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rendering of the promenade set for Pier 6.
BBP Pier 6 to receive promenade
A plan is in the works to create a promenade overlooking the East River at Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 6. The current plan includes a $21 million landscape project, and if funding can be secured, a...
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Grandparents’ Day highlights issues facing seniors
Members of several activist organizations gathered in Fort Greene Park on Sunday, Sept. 15, to celebrate the first annual Grandparents' Day and raise awareness about issues facing persons needing h...
Sep 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in front of Long Island College Hospital.
Judge rules LICH closure unconstitutional
Decision creates stricter rules for hospital closure procedures
Sep 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Proposed community garden in the Gowanus
CB6 requests HPD give more information on project
Sep 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Islanders in front of the Barclays Center.
New York Islanders say “Hello Brooklyn”
Isles hold first practice in soon-to-be home arena
Sep 12, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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