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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
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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
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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
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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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powerHouse publishes a unique take on branding
Brooklyn-based publishers take on international marketing tool
Aug 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 | 15 15 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
Aug 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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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
Aug 07, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 | 17 17 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 | 16 16 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
Jul 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 140 140 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 | 17 17 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...
Jul 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Peter Cavaluzzi speaks at the meeting.
Park Slope’s Methodist Hospital looks to expand
Residents fear large, U-shaped facility will increase congestion
Jul 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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