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SPRING SAFETY TIPS FOR MOTORISTS, PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS
Apr 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 154 154 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 | 66 66 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 | 292 292 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 | 398 398 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 | 391 391 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 | 441 441 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 | 427 427 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 | 665 665 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...
Reduce Workers Comp Fees: Compulsory Workplace Notices & WPS Charges
Mar 12, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 183 183 recommendations | email to a friend
Did your company receive a notice from the New York Compensation Rating Board with subject, “Compulsory Workplace Safety and  L oss  P revention  P rogram” or did State Insurance Fund or other insu...
Can Your Family Have Access to Your E-Mail after Your Death?
Feb 23, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 953 953 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...

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Waterfront OY/YO sculpture comes to Williamsburg
New Yorkers gazing at the Brooklyn waterfront will once again have the chance to say “Yo!” The popular “OY/YO” sculpture has officially moved to Williamsburg’s North 5th Street Pier and Park. Last ...
Jul 18, 2017 | 1 1 comments | 73 73 recommendations | email to a friend
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Coalition shuts down hearing on Pfizer rezoning
Last week, groups of protesters opposing two separate rezoning proposals shut down a public hearing at Borough Hall. Activists from the Broadway Triangle Community Coalition, who have been fighting...
Jul 17, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pier 5 in Brooklyn Bridge Park reaches completion
80 percent of park now open to the public
Jul 11, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Prospect Park to be car-free this summer
Prospect Park will cut off car traffic until September 11, city officials announced on Monday. Currently, the East Drive of Prospect Park is open to northbound traffic from 7 to 9 a.m. on weekdays....
Jul 11, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pol renews push for pool in Brooklyn Bridge Park
As New York City pools opened for the season last week, a popup pool in Brooklyn Bridge Park may be in its final summer. The temporary pool on Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 2 opened seven years ago. ...
Jul 11, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pols urge NYPD to make changes to noise abatement policy
May have led to near fatal shooting in Queens
Jul 05, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Myrtle Avenue BID’s anti-hate campaign goes citywide
A campaign that started on Brooklyn’s Myrtle Avenue is taking over business improvement districts (BID) across New York City. The “Hate Has No Business Here” campaign is being rolled out across 21 ...
Jul 03, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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CB9 votes unanimously against armory redevelopment
EDC affirms plan to move forward with review process
Jun 30, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Annual Brooklyn Eats showcases borough’s best
Dozens of food manufacturers offer variety of tastes
Jun 27, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 69 69 recommendations | email to a friend
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Rebuilding together opens new Brooklyn HQ
Nonprofit will use space to expand workforce training program
Jun 26, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 78 78 recommendations | email to a friend
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Historic Prospect Park building becomes innovative restroom
Composting toilet will use 97 percent less water
Jun 20, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Marcus Garvey Apartments undergo $190M renovation
Residents, advocates protest ribbon-cutting celebration
Jun 13, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Judge lifts stop-demolition order at historic church
State Supreme Court Judge Ellen Spodek has lifted the stop-demolition order on Our Lady of Loreto Church in Brownsville, meaning Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens (CCBQ) can begin demolitio...
Jun 13, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gang members charged with attempted murder, conspiracy
Violence part of Bushwick turf war
Jun 13, 2017 | 1 1 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
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Food hub at Army Terminal has its first tenants
The Brooklyn Army Terminal annex building in Sunset Park has its first tenants. On June 2, Economic Development Corporation CEO James Patchett and Councilman Carlos Menchaca toured the new $15 mill...
Jun 06, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
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