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MIDDLE VILLAGE YOUNG PEOPLE NOT WORKING
Jul 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 117 117 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 | 136 136 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 | 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
Jul 10, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 125 125 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 | 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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Masala Mama named winner of PowerUp! competition
Nindhi Jalan was this year’s top winner in the Brooklyn Public Library’s 9th annual PowerUp! competition, which helps local entrepreneurs make their business ideas a reality. Jalan was awarded $15,...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Community Board 6 meets to discuss a liquor license for a new cabaret club.
Cabaret in Brooklyn 'can can can'
A Red Hook establishment seeking a liquor license has Community Board 6 okayed a liquor license for a new Red Hook, establishment, despite some residents worried it will feature raunchy shows. Orig...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Left to right: Brett Yormark, Brooklyn Nets CEO, Jerry Stackhouse, Marty Markowitz, Sharon Robinson, Bruce Ratner and David Diamante, voice of the Nets.
Ebbets Field flagpole arrives at Flatbush & Atlantic
The Barclays Center is now home to the Brookyln Nets, however over a half-century ago, Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley hoped the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues would be home t...
Dec 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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Renovations at Bridge Park's Pier 5 complete
Things are getting active at Brooklyn Bridge Park's Pier 5. The five-acres former shipping pier is now being used to play a variety of sports. This $26 million project was designed to be adaptable ...
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Oumou Bah (far left), sister of Mohamed Bah, who was killed in an altercation with police, calls for the passage of the Community Safety Act. She is joined by activists and faith-based leaders.
Pols, faith-based activists call for police department reform
Clergy, as well as several activists and faith-based groups, joined City Council members at City Hall Monday to publicly support legislation that would combat police profiling and strengthen oversi...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 47 47 recommendations | email to a friend
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City to offer property tax extension to homes hit hard by Sandy
The City Council voted Monday to provide tax relief for homeowners citywide whose properties were destroyed in Hurricane Sandy’s storm. The relief comes in the form of an interest-free property tax...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 35 35 recommendations | email to a friend
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Golden corral: new bike parking getting good feedback
Brooklyn residents have a new place to park their bikes. The Cobble Hill Association (CHA) and the Atlantic Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) worked to put in a bicycle corral at the corne...
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Parents & students protest proposed charter school
Say plan would destroy school's art programs
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Holocaust hero honored in Borough Park
As many celebrated the first day of Chanukah on Sunday, December 9, at home friends and family, more than 150 Borough Park residents braved the rain to take part in renaming a street in honor of Ra...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pictured from left to right are Joanne Nicholas, Tony Lewis and Stanley Fisher.
Health issues dominate Cobble Hill meeting
Members of the healthcare professionals addressed the Cobble Hill Association (CBA) and community members at University Hospital of Brooklyn at Long Island College Hospital. The two main issues dis...
Dec 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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Digital Media executives from NBC News field questions from journalism students and professors at St. Joseph's College. Pictured from left to right are Theodore Hamm, moderator and professor of Journalism and New Media Studies, Ryan Osborn, Tim Peek, executive producer of Transformation and Next Media Productions at NBC News, and Lou Dubois, social media editor at NBC News.
St. Joseph's journalism students learn about adapting to digital media
Students and faculty filled the auditorium at St. Joseph’s College (SJC) for a unique opportunity to hear from a panel of digital media executives from NBC News. Today, they are in charge of adapti...
Dec 07, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
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The new Kensington branch of the Brooklyn Public Library from the outside, with 50 percent of the building using natural light.
New library opens in Brooklyn
For the first time in 20 years the Brooklyn Public Library has a new branch, and its already received an Award for Excellence in Design of Public Project from the Art Commission of the City of New ...
Dec 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 584 584 recommendations | email to a friend
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NYU bringing some 'class' to DoBro
New York University is bringing more than just construction to Downtown Brooklyn. The NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) will welcome its inaugural class of 50 students to its 26,000-...
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B2 set to break ground at Atlantic Yards
Public gets last-minute look at plans
Dec 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
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A panel made up of representatives from government agencies and elected officials inform residents of the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the Gowanus Canal.
Gowanus neighbors grill agency about canal
Worry about devastation from next major storm
Nov 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 56 56 recommendations | email to a friend
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