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How Paper And Color Can Make You Dream. Exclusive Interview With Artist Adele Rahte.
Sep 04, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 273 273 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 | 317 317 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 | 373 373 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 | 264 264 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 | 390 390 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 | 326 326 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 | 379 379 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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Board votes in favor of DOT changes on Fourth Ave
A proposal by the Department of Transportation to improve driving lanes, crosswalks, and pedestrian medians along 4th Avenue passed Community Board 6 last week by a 21-3 vote. The plan calls for tw...
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Plumbers sue the city over work at Atlantic Yards
Says development not using licensed pros
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8th Annual Bushwick Pride and Solidarity March
The Brooklyn LGBTQ community joined hands, held rainbow colored flags and balloons and marched down Knickerbocker Avenue in a show of unity. Supporters gathered at Make the Road New York (MRNY) off...
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Riders Alliance executive director John Raskin and state senators Daniel Squadron and Martin Dilan.
G train 'sprinters' after results of MTA's review
Agency points out problem areas and proposes solutions
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Local officials locked up for LICH
Protesters arrested trying to save hospital
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State Senator Daniel Squadron, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Councilmember Stephen Levin discussing the need for fireworks over the East River.
Another Fourth of July without a fireworks show
Pols want event moved back to the East River
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Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley holding a rally highlighting the flaws in the 911 system during Hurricane Sandy.
Emergency! New 911 system isn’t working
Local officials want answers for recent failures
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DUMBO is going through some changes
Streets to be paved, plaza to be extended
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Rebranded Trade Show is a Big Hit
Brooklyn Eats, the borough’s first food trade show, featured more than 100 food and beverage manufacturers last week. As the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce started the event back 1997 as a tasting sh...
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Retro-Fitness Revitalizing Brooklyn
Retro-Fitness gyms have become quite the sensation as they spread throughout the country. Just last week, the self-proclaimed industry leader opened their third Brooklyn location. Members of the ne...
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Brooklyn gets inked up
Convention stresses inclusivity
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Brooklyn doll maker follows her dream
Celine Choi quit her job a year and a half and now pursues a line of work she says she truly enjoys. “It’s a labor of love,“ she said of her company, Celine’s Dolls. Living in Brooklyn, Choi is in ...
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Mermiads ashore in Coney Island
The 31st annual Mermaid Parade almost didn't take place this year. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, funds had to be raised to hold the event, and the response to a Kickstarter campaign that raised m...
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Hector Santana telling his story to 32BJ members in front of L Haus.
Union rallies for better wages at luxe buildings
Say owners ignoring clause in tax exemption
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Judge delays ruling on emergency patients at LICH
Staffing numbers must stay consistent at the hospital
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