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Money Saving Winter Roofing Tips- Spot Out Faulty Gutters Yourself
Mar 06, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 226 226 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...
JUST LISTED: 2br Coop For Sale at Windsor Oaks in Bayside, NY!
Mar 06, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
George & Abigail Herrera Introduce another 2br Coop for Sale at Windsor Oaks in Bayside NY!!! Privacy, great views, and convenience are featured in this lovely Bayside Coop for Sale. Offered for sa...
JUST LISTED: 2br 2bth Coop for Sale at the Mayflower in Forest Hills NY
Mar 05, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
George & Abigail Herrera Introduce another 2br 2bth Coop for Sale at the Mayflower in Forest Hills NY!!! Privacy, great views, and convenience are featured in this lovely Forest Hills Coop for Sale...
Do You Have to Pay On-Call Employees for Their Time On-Call?
Mar 04, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans When you hire certain employees for on-call services, questions often arise about wages and hours. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) addresses the issue of on-call employe...
Are You an Independent or Joint Owner If You Own a Franchise Restaurant?
Feb 25, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 71 71 recommendations | email to a friend
Authorl Stephen D. Hans For more than thirty years, a line was drawn that differentiated a franchiser and franchisee. The relationship between the two served each other well. Entrepreneurs looking ...
Septic Tank Pipe-Cover Crafts
Feb 25, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 68 68 recommendations | email to a friend
Many yards have ugly septic tank pipes sticking up out of the ground, but not all yards have ones that stand out in the open. In some cases, the septic pipes are hidden amongst trees, bushes or oth...
Are Your Dress Code and Grooming Policies Violating Discrimination Laws?
Feb 18, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 114 114 recommendations | email to a friend
      Author: Stephen Hans Companies have the right to expect employees to be neat in appearance and follow a company dress code. Some companies require short hair for men and no one gives it a sec...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: FEB 2015
Feb 16, 2015 | 1 1 comments | 133 133 recommendations | email to a friend
February 2015 Queens NY Market Update  Home sales continued to decrease in January, significantly below last year, however, inventory ticked up slightly. In response to the low inventory levels and...
Ruby Tuesday Is Accused of Gender Discrimination Involving Men
Feb 12, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 169 169 recommendations | email to a friend
Author: Stephen D. Hans It is common for the media to report on cases of gender discrimination where females did not receive equal pay or the same promotional opportunities as men. In contrast to t...
Stronger Mind, Happier You
Feb 07, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 200 200 recommendations | email to a friend
by Mary Murphy A lot of emphasis is put on the body when talking about working out—those washboard abs, defined calves, slimmed thighs--but sometimes we forget that the mind is part of the body, to...

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City rejects copter ban
Don’t expect a tourist helicopter ban anytime soon, if at all. The Bloomberg Administration flatly rejected Brooklyn residents’ pleas to ban tourist helicopters from using the Downtown Manhattan He...
Jun 07, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Support grows for Brooklyn’s first Whole Foods
CB6 committee approves plan
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Family and friends helped plant a London Plane tree in honor of Hope Reichbach.
Tree of ‘Hope’
Reichbach honored at Borough Hall
May 31, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pols vow all-out campaign to block closings
The fight against fire company closings continues. Officials, union leaders and residents gathered at Engine 205 on Middagh Street in Brooklyn Heights - which is one of the firehouses on the choppi...
May 31, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 113 113 recommendations | email to a friend
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Chad Richardson and Michael Luft-Weissberg in front of City College’s 3-D diorama of Downtown Brooklyn, which was on display at Borough Hall.
Design teams dream up ‘Downtown Brooklyn Commons’
New play space would link 21 acres
May 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Boerum Hill rezone on fast track
It's smooth sailing for the Boerum Hill rezone. A proposal to protect the swanky residential enclave from overdevelopment was met with a favorable response from Borough President Marty Markowitz, t...
May 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pain from fire cuts would be felt across borough
Brooklyn slated to lose eight fire companies
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Pols call for tourist helicopter ban
Tourist fly-bys over Brooklyn could get grounded if officials have their way. A group led by State Senator Daniel Squadron rallied at Brooklyn Bridge Park for a complete ban on tourist helicopter f...
May 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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A fight is brewing over plans to overhaul the Metrotech Business Improvement District.
Fight over MetroTech BID could wind up in court
Biz opposed to takeover say vote was flawed
May 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 111 111 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cleaner air, cheaper heating costs
City launches eco-friendly initiative
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The Forking Tasty Supper Club enjoys good food, good company and Ghostbusters.
A bike-in theater in Brooklyn
Outdoor drive-in theaters are a thing of the past. Now, outdoor spaces where audiences sit on the grass or on a rooftop, indulging in old black-and-white films are the norm – no car needed. But the...
May 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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$5M bridge will connect Heights to park
Squibb Park span approved by city
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Spritzenhaus, a new beer hall, recently opened on Nassau Avenue in Greenpoint.
Spritzenhaus beer hall opens in Greenpoint
Nassau Ave bar features 100 taps, fireplace
May 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 24 24 recommendations | email to a friend
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Potential roommates mingle at a Roommates Wanted NYC event.
Roommates Wanted wants you!
Roommate-finder service connects the dots in Brooklyn and Queens
May 03, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 43 43 recommendations | email to a friend
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Car-free parks bill won't target Prospect Park
A proposed car-free parks bill won't include Prospect Park after all. The legislation- introduced in March by Councilwoman Gail Brewer- aimed to ban cars from using the loop drives in Central Park ...
Apr 29, 2011 | 7 7 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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Widespread outrage after IS bulldozes ancient Iraq city

File photo of an Iraqi standing next to an ancient statue of a winged bull with a human face, an indication of strength in the Assyrian civilization, at the archaeological site of Nimrud, south of Mosul in northern IraqCondemnation poured in Friday of the Islamic State group's bulldozing of the ancient city of Nimrud, the jihadists' latest attack on Iraqi cultural treasures that the UN termed a "war crime". After rampaging through Mosul's museum with sledgehammers and torching its library last month, IS "bulldozed" the nearby ruins of Nimrud Thursday, the tourism and antiquities ministry said. The devastation comes with the jihadists the target of an Iraqi government offensive. The US military said Friday Iraqi government forces and allied tribal militia have retaken the town of Al-Baghdadi, from where jihadists had threatened to attack an airbase housing American troops.


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Why 5.5 percent unemployment isn't as great as it seems

In this Feb. 6, 2015 photo, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Arlington Robertson, of Fort Lauderdale, left, hands his resume to an Internal Revenue Service Special Agent, at the annual Veterans Career and Resource Fair in Miami. The Labor Department releases employment data for February on Friday, March 6, 2015. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment in the U.S. has dropped to a seven-year low of 5.5 percent — the level normally considered the mark of a healthy job market. Yet that number isn't as encouraging as it might sound.


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Hutchinson seeks review of adoption rules after abuse case

In this Feb. 26, photo, Rep. Justin T. Harris, R-West Fork, questions a witness during a meeting of the House Committee on Education at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has instructed the state to review adoption procedures after Harris gave his adopted daughters to a man who admitted to sexually abusing one of them. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is working with lawmakers and the Department of Human Services to potentially change state adoption procedures after a House member gave his adopted daughters to a man who admitted to sexually abusing one of them.


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