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What A Private Ambulance in NYC Can Offer
Dec 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
Emergencies are always a tough situation to be in for many reasons. Aside from the anxiety about the thought of a person in pain, there is always the fear for someone’s life. Nowadays, a person act...
Town of Middle Village Christmas Tree Lighting
Dec 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
Middle Village Chamber of Commerce, Middle Village Kiwanis Club and Community United Methodist Church invite you to attend TOWN OF MIDDLE VILLAGE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING. Join in Christmas Carols, ...
Senior Living & Care... What To Do With So Many Choices? What Does It All Mean?
Dec 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: StefansLawGroup As we age we will find ourselves either making or assisting in complex and important decisions about where we, a family member or even a friend should be living. Changes in ...
Holiday Coat Drive
Dec 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
Holiday Coat Drive   Nov. 18th - Dec. 15th, 2013 Do you have coats that you don't need anymore?  Donate Them! Winter is here and there are people in our community who could use a nice warm coat.  D...
Maspeth Indoor Flea Market
Dec 02, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
INDOOR FLEA MARKET!!!! Saturday, Dec. 7th  Doors open @ 9AM Indoor flea market featuring gifts for Christmas and more.  Handbags, jewelry, antiques, kids clothes, household items, make-up, fragranc...
Money Saving Winter Roofing Tips- Spot Out Faulty Gutters Yourself
Nov 27, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 63 63 recommendations | email to a friend
A good roof is perhaps one of the most important investments a homeowner can make. Any good investment requires good maintenance. One of the most crucial factors in upholding a roofing system is th...
St. Margaret's Boy Scout Troop 119
Nov 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 68 68 recommendations | email to a friend
St. Margaret's Boy Scout Troop 119 is almost sixty-nine years old and in the year 2015 we will be celebrating our 70th birthday making us one of the oldest Boy Scout Troops in New York City. Howeve...
Breakfast with St. Nick
Nov 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 68 68 recommendations | email to a friend
St. Stanislaus Kostka Home School Association invites you to attend Breakfast with St. Nick .  Saturday, December 15th  9AM-1PM.  St. Stan's Auditorium, 61-17 Grand Avenue, Maspeth, NY Children - $...
Maintain Clean Kitchen Countertops- Great DIY Tips
Nov 19, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
Neat freak homeowners would know that there is no general cleaning method to keep the house in order. Every room in the house requires a particular method of cleaning, a particular set of tools and...
The Penalties for Employment Discrimination
Nov 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 143 143 recommendations | email to a friend
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed another suit for employment discrimination which could end up costing the employer hundreds of thousands of dollars.  The suit file...

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Artist's rendering of the renovated Strand Theater located at 647 Fulton Street.
Renovated BRIC ready to open its doors
BRIC Arts Media House will open it’s 40,000-square-foot renovated space at 647 Fulton Street - the former Strand Theatre - on October 3. This state-of-the-art media complex will open with three day...
Sep 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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September 11 memorials in Brooklyn
While September 11, 2013, will be a hard day for families across the country, there are plenty of places right here in Brooklyn to honor the lives of the firefighters, EMS, rescuers and all of thos...
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Fans awaiting the arrival of celebrities on the red carpet.
MTV takes over Brooklyn
Video Music Awards show held at Barclays
Aug 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Councilman Stephen Levin and challenger Stephen Pierson debate at the Polish-Slavic Center in Greenpoint.
Levin and Pierson face off in Greenpoint
Who will take the 33rd District seat in 2014?
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Councilman calls for filming transparency in NYC
Over the years, Brooklyn streets have become a welcoming scene to the television and industry, with shows like Girls, Boardwalk Empire and dozens of independent movies filming in the borough. On an...
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Bike tour groups explore Brooklyn street art
Urban Art and Culture Tour makes stops throughout North Brooklyn
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Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and community members praise the court ruling ordering SUNY to re-staff LICH.
Brooklyn judge keeps LICH open and operating
Services, staff must be brought back to the facility
Aug 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Members of George Westinghouse High School and Downtown Brooklyn Partnership putting the finishing touches on the Future Plaza green facelift.
Future Plaza is getting a little greener
Partnership teams up with students on community project
Aug 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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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 | 6 6 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 | 8 8 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 | 11 11 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
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Barclays Center greenmarket is a success
Brooklyn residents get fresh produce all summer long
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Air traffic glitch sparks big air delays in UK
LONDON (AP) — Flights are being delayed at Britain's busiest airports because of a technical problem at the country's main air traffic control center.
2013-12-07 03:56:24 -0500
Biden visits DMZ as NKorea releases US tourist

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, is briefed by Lt. Col. Daniel Edwan, the commander of the JSA Security Battalion from Observation Post Ouellette during his tour of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)OBSERVATION POST OUELLETTE, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's visit to the no-man's land separating North and South Korea came just hours after the North freed an American tourist the regime had been holding for more than a month.


2013-12-07 03:52:53 -0500
World mourns South Africa peace icon Mandela

A graffiti depicting late South African president Nelson Mandela is seen at Mandela shantytown (favela) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 6, 2013South Africa on Saturday began preparations to host US President Barack Obama and other world leaders eager to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela during 10 days of mourning for the anti-apartheid icon. On Friday President Jacob Zuma announced the mourning period for Mandela, the founding father of modern South Africa and its first black leader, after he died late Thursday aged 95, surrounded by friends and family. Obama, America's first black president, will travel to South Africa next week, the White House said, joining a raft of world leaders for a huge December 10 memorial service. Mandela's body will lie in state in Pretoria for three days before he receives a state burial on December 15 in his boyhood home of Qunu.


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