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SPRING SAFETY TIPS FOR MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS
Apr 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 27 27 recommendations | email to a friend
As the weather warms up, people take to the road and want to spend more time outdoors. In particular, an increasing number of bicyclists and pedestrians join the thoroughfares, and motorists need t...
Employee Salary Histories
Apr 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
Can Employers Ask Employees About their Salary History? On May 4, 2017, the New York City Council passed a bill that limited what an employer can ask job candidates about their salary history, comp...
What Employers Should Know About the New York Women’s Equality Act
Apr 13, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 179 179 recommendations | email to a friend
Clarifications for Employers for Women in the Workplace In June of 2014, the Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York signed amendments to the New York State Human Rights Law, which bolstered civil rights...
Wish You Had a Case Against Harvey Weinstein? Maybe Not
Apr 05, 2018 | 1 1 comments | 55 55 recommendations | email to a friend
The parent company of Weinstein Co.filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware on March 20, 2018. Before that, Eric Schneiderman, the New York Attorney General, had filed a lawsuit again...
How Does the New York Compassionate Care Act Affect Employers?
Apr 05, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 54 54 recommendations | email to a friend
The New York Compassionate Care Act (NYCCA) protects patients who are certified to use medical marijuana from being subject to criminal or civil marijuana charges. We live in an age where some stat...
MORE ABOUT EMPLOYEE WAGE DEDUCTIONS
Mar 30, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 81 81 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Stephen D. Hans As an employer, have you ever wondered if a wage deduction you made was legal? New York Labor Law establishes what is legal and what is not for wage deductions. If you have que...
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY: FAQS ABOUT TIPS
Mar 30, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 336 336 recommendations | email to a friend
by   Stephen D. Hans Owners in the restaurant industry often have questions about tips. As a restaurant owner, it’s important to know your rights and responsibilities regarding tips so you can avoi...
A Renaissance Woman In New York City. Interview With LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Mar 18, 2018 | 2 2 comments | 573 573 recommendations | email to a friend
  An interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena She is the optimal example of a  Renaissance woman  and a  New Yorker  combined: humble but determined, soft spoken but direct, with a genial attitude not u...
Can Your Family Have Access to Your E-Mail after Your Death?
Feb 23, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 173 173 recommendations | email to a friend
In today's electronic world, the idea of property has changed dramatically. In the past, when you were putting together an estate plan, the only intangible property that might be a part of it was c...
Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP Settles $1.3 Million for Construction Worker Injury Prior to Trial
Feb 23, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 163 163 recommendations | email to a friend
Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP successfully negotiated a $1.3 million settlement for a 41 year-old Asian male construction worker, who was injured while performing asbestos removal work at an upsta...

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Restoring the Gateway to Forest Hills Gardens
The new talk of the town is the much-anticipated Station Square Restoration Project, which was announced last week by the Forest Hills Gardens Corporation. “This will be a multi-faceted project wit...
Apr 17, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Long-term renovation for Station Square
Will ban cars from square for rest of 2018
Apr 17, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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DOT focuses on Austin Street congestion, parking
Proposals will be monitored for six months if approved
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Local banks offer rich architectural history
Between the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs, Forest Hills, Rego Park, and Kew Gardens Hills experienced a boom in development. That included the creation of several financial institutions, some of whic...
Apr 11, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Overcrowding at PS 196 still a problem
Parents want to eliminate pre-K program
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Crooks break into 20 cars in Kew Gardens
Front passenger window was smashed in most cars
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Mom and her new baby born on same floor at LIJ Hospital, 30 years apart
The New Life Center at Long Island Jewish Hospital in Forest Hills is 'Queens' first destination hospital for childbirth.'
Apr 05, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ascension Church celebrates with EasterFest 2018
Following an Ascension Church's Easter service at The School in the Gardens, the Forest Hills community gathered at MacDonald Park for the church’s 12th annual EasterFest. Hundreds of people partic...
Apr 03, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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With Borough President Melinda Katz are Rabbi Yossi Blesofsky (Chabad of Northeast Queens), Rabbi Eli Shifrin (Chabad of Little Neck), Rabbi Yerachmiel Zalmanov (Chabad of Eastern Queens), Rabbi Aharon Chein (Chabad of Georgian Jews),Rabbi Mendy Hecht (Chabad of Forest Hills North), Rabbi Zev Weinberg (Chabad of Long Island City), Rabbi Shaul Wertheimer (Chabad of Queens College), Rabbi Shraga Zalmanov (Chabad of Flushing), Rabbi Mordechai Z. Hecht (Chabad of the Gardens-Forest Hills), and Rabbi Dovi Steinmetz (Chabad of Briarwood).
Katz proclaims 'Education & Sharing Day' in Queens
March 27 was proclaimed “Education and Sharing Day” by Borough President Melinda Katz to commemorate the life of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, an advocate for quality education and character de...
Apr 03, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Koslowitz hosts Women’s History Month Celebration
As part of her tradition during Women’s History Month, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz held the 7th Annual Women’s History Month Celebration last Thursday. At the event, Koslowitz honored the commandi...
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Photo contest to showcase beauty in local parks
Group encouraging people to head outdoors
Mar 30, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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Behind the lens at the QWFF
The 8th Annual Queens World Film Festival (QWFF), which took place at the Museum of the Moving Image and Kaufman Astoria Studios from March 15 to 25, has become a Queens tradition. A group of 70 vo...
Mar 28, 2018 | 1 1 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Empty Bowls event to help fight hunger
Local pottery artist runs the event annually
Mar 28, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cyclists gather for Women’s Ride on Queens Boulevard
On a frigid Sunday morning, dozens of cyclists took to the streets for the Women’s Ride on Queens Boulevard. According to Transportation Alternatives member Jessame Hannus, the goal was to encourag...
Mar 28, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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A look at three early residential buildings in Forest Hills
Forest Hills was given its name in 1906 by the Cord Meyer Development Company, and north of Forest Hills Gardens stand a large quantity of buildings designed during the neighborhood's first few dec...
Mar 20, 2018 | 2 2 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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