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MIDDLE VILLAGE YOUNG PEOPLE NOT WORKING
Jul 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 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
Jul 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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 | 176 176 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 | 38 38 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
Jul 10, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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 | 597 597 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 | 166 166 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 | 242 242 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 | 657 657 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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The EPA met with community members to discuss the proposed cleanup for the Gowanus Canal.
EPA gives the community a say in Gowanus cleanup
Residents praise agency for transparency in process
Jan 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Julie Stein speaking about DEP plans and projects to Community Board 6.
Hurricane Sandy disrupts DEP projects for Gowanus Canal
$96 million in damages
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Restaurants look for more accountability from Health inspectors
Restaurant owners seek better health inspections
Brooklyn restaurant owners say the current system is unfair
Jan 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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DOT is helping pedestrians find their way
You are here, according to the Department of Transportation. In an effort to increase tourism, the DOT's new NYC Wayfinding Program will place maps in various New York City neighborhoods that promo...
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chris Hrones of the DOT speaking on the new commercial bicycle laws.
Businesses with delivery bikes face tighter restriction
Business owners who make deliveries on bicycles will have to adhere to a new set of regulations. The changes come after numerous complains about blatant law-breaking by delivery bicyclists. Beginni...
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg painting a mural with Red Hook resident Kathleen Carlson and her family.
National Service Day in Red Hook focuses on Sandy cleanup
In honor of National Service Day, 123 volunteers were on site at Red Hook Recreation Center to help fix the facility that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. In the morning, the number of volunteers ju...
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir begins the morning with a spiritually, soul-filled performance
Martin Luther King Day at BAM
Monday was not only the nation's 57th presidential inauguration reinstating President Barack Obama as the leader of the free world, but it was a day which freedom has particularly been remembered a...
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rosie Perez speaking at a rally on the steps of Borough Hall about Ovation being dropped by Time Warner Cable.
Residents protest Time Warner dropping Ovation
Actress Rosie Perez lends voice to rally
Jan 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Barclays Center keeps their word by hiring locally
Rep: 80 percent of employees are from Brooklyn
Jan 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Michael “Sandy Claus” Sciaraffo wearing his Santa suit as he hands out toys to children in areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy
Walk a mile in a Sandy victim’s shoes
Event meant to put pressure on pols to approve relief
Jan 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Another disaster recovery center opens in Brooklyn
To meet demand, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and FEMA have set up a new disaster recovery center in Sheepshead Bay. The center is located at the Sheepshead Bay Yacht Club, 3076 Emmons Av...
Jan 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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EPA releases details of Gowanus Canal cleanup
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan to clean up the Gowanus Canal, which has been declared a Superfund site. The public will have until March 28 to comment on the plan, and can lea...
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Coalition puts pressure on Cablevision
Cablevision isn’t scoring well with customers and workers in Brooklyn. The Communication Workers of America made some noise and brought the issues to light a t a press conference on Thursday, Janua...
Jan 09, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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The top 10 Brooklyn stories of 2012
1) Hurricane Sandy While the entire New York City area was hit by the hurricane, parts of Brooklyn were left devastated. Red Hook and the neighborhoods of south Brooklyn felt the effects of the sto...
Jan 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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NYS Senator Valmanette Montgomery reassures protesters that they are fighting, “to hold up the principles of America.”
Unions say Acadia Realty Trust project is unfair to workers
Ear-piercing chants, whistles and hardhats filled the streets of downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon. The sounds were the voices of hundreds of newly organized, unionized construction workers ga...
Dec 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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