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Facts About Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry
Sep 20, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 83 83 recommendations | email to a friend
Why Is Sexual Harassment so Prevalent? Sexual harassment is more prevalent in the restaurant industry than any other industry. Statistics show that 90% of women and 70% of men working in the restau...
How to Avoid Boating Accidents: Boats and Personal Watercraft
Sep 20, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 74 74 recommendations | email to a friend
Jet Skis®, WaveRunners® and Other Personal Watercraft (PWC) Have High Accident Rates Warmer weather and extra daylight hours make summer the perfect time for outdoor sports like boating and persona...
What to Expect from the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company
Sep 20, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 72 72 recommendations | email to a friend
How the Workers’ Compensation Evaluates Your Work Injury Claim Queens |NYC| Brooklyn |Bronx Workers’ Compensation Lawyers In the wake of a work-related injury, you want an experienced and knowledge...
How Paper And Color Can Make You Dream. Exclusive Interview With Artist Adele Rahte.
Sep 04, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 343 343 recommendations | email to a friend
  Interview by Tiziano Thomas Dossena I met Adele Rahte at the beautiful Harlem house of a common friend, the soprano Lauren Flanigan. The conversation soon turned from music (we had just the fortu...
Construction Accidents Involving Falls from Heights
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Why Are Falls from Heights So Significant in New York City? New York takes construction accidents involving falls from heights very seriously. In fact, the NY State Legislature passed the Scaffold ...
Sackstein Sacktein & Lee, LLP Sponsors the SUMAQ Peruvian Food Festival
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 672 672 recommendations | email to a friend
August 25–26, 2018: the SUMAQ Peruvian Food Festival in Nassau County on Long Island This year, Sackstein Sackstein & Lee, LLP takes pride in being the lead sponsor of the SUMAQ Peruvian Food Festi...
Why You Have Legal Rights in Construction Accidents Involving Falling Objects
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Can Injured workers and families who have lost their loved ones pursue lawsuits? By December of 2017, a construction site at 61 Ninth Avenue in Chelsea had been repeatedly cited for construction co...
Company Security and Surveillance: Where Should Employers Draw the Line?
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Are Your Security and Surveillance Policies Violating Privacy Laws? Companies have the right to protect against internal theft or property destruction. They also have a responsibility to evaluate p...
Changes in New York State and NYC Sexual Harassment Laws
Aug 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 251 251 recommendations | email to a friend
Sexual Harassment: Mandatory Arbitration and Nondisclosure Agreements The NY legislature passed changes in sexual harassment law that Governor Cuomo signed into law on April 17, 2018. These laws we...
Your Rights Regarding Medical Treatment after a Work Injury
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It’s common knowledge in New York that, in the event of a work-related injury, you have a right to seek medical attention and have the costs covered by the workers’ compensation insurance provider....

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New skate park coming to Red Hook playground
To accommodate the growing popularity of skateboarding, the Parks Department is adding a skate park to a playground in Red Hook. Last Friday afternoon, park officials hosted a skate fair and commun...
Nov 08, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 78 78 recommendations | email to a friend
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Controversial Pfizer site rezoning passes City Council
Opponents slam project as extending segregation
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Walk to End Alzheimer’s comes to Brooklyn
Over 500 people walked to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease at Kingsborough Community College this past Saturday. Hundreds of people wearing purple shirts added different-colored flowers to “The ...
Nov 07, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 79 79 recommendations | email to a friend
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City officially opens renovated Thomas Boyland Park
Bushwick playground has new fields, play area, equipment
Oct 31, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 78 78 recommendations | email to a friend
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City Planning approves Bedford Union Armory project
A controversial development in Crown Heights that has sparked protests from activists and community leaders is one step closer to becoming reality. On Monday, the City Planning Commission approved ...
Oct 31, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 92 92 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn pols to DOE: keep your hands off Medgar Evers Prep
City wants to add more students with disabilities
Oct 31, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 95 95 recommendations | email to a friend
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Advanced manufacturing center opens at Brooklyn Army Terminal
Last Thursday, officials from the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) celebrated the opening of TechShop Brooklyn, a 20,500-square-foot shared advanced manufacturing facility at the Brook...
Oct 27, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 83 83 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn parents rally in support of charter schools
Advocates urge lawmakers to expand spaces
Oct 24, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 79 79 recommendations | email to a friend
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Public advocate demands more resources for homeless children
James issues report detailing shortcomings of city agencies
Oct 24, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 64 64 recommendations | email to a friend
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Prospect Park to become permanently car-free
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday morning that the entire Prospect Park loop drive, both east and west, will become car-free. The change will be implemented in January 2018. The city made th...
Oct 24, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 61 61 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn food pantry celebrates second anniversary
Hundreds of residents from Farragut, Whitman, and Ingersoll houses lined up on Saturday morning to receive free fresh produce from a community mobile market. The Fort Greene & Farragut Fresh Pantry...
Oct 24, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 80 80 recommendations | email to a friend
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The symposium featured a panel discussion on race, class and charters led by, from left to right, Richard Kahlenberg, L. Joy Williams, Shavar Jeffries, Rev. Ray Rivera and Julian Vasquez Heilig.
Symposium seeks to redefine narrative about charter schools
Panel discusses issues of race, class integration
Oct 18, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 75 75 recommendations | email to a friend
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McGolrick Park dog run users voice their approval
Now that the renovated McGolrick Park dog run is open, dog owners have given their stamp of approval. Last year, funded by the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF), the Horticultural Soci...
Oct 18, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 77 77 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nonprofit group distributes professional attire for men
As young men walked by a rack of dress shirts and a table full of ties and socks on Myrtle Avenue in Fort Greene, Kevin Livingston stopped them to ask if they knew how to tie a tie or wanted a shir...
Oct 18, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 78 78 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mayor to Puerto Rico: ‘more help is on the way’
Asks New Yorkers to continue donating needed items
Oct 11, 2017 | 0 0 comments | 62 62 recommendations | email to a friend
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