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Has Your Loved One Been the Victim of Nursing Home Neglect?
Feb 15, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 108 108 recommendations | email to a friend
How Does Neglect Differ from Abuse? Finding out whether your parent, relative or friend has been the victim of nursing home neglect is vital for their wellbeing. Sadly, many elderly people are in s...
Matter of Van Patten—Undue Influence
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Probate Administration | Wrongful Actions There are certain basic legal requirements when a person transfers property, conveys a power of attorney or establishes a plan for the distribution of an e...
Legal Concerns for New York Restaurant Owners
Feb 14, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
If you’re opening a new restaurant in New York City or the surrounding area, there are certain legal requirements you must put in place. You will need to choose a business entity and get your licen...
Certain questions are taboo for employers to ask in a job interview. The most obvious ones are questions that could be regarded as discrimination. If you ask these types of questions, you could be held liable if a discrimination lawsuit is brought against you. Do not ask questions that intimate at anything to do with age, race, color, national origin or birthplace, religion, disability, genetic information, gender/sex or marital/family status/pregnancy. (EEOC)
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2019 Is Here with New Salary Thresholds The New York State overtime salary threshold draws the line between exempt salaried workers, who must be paid for overtime, and those non-exempt workers, who...
MASPETH,NY-BUYING A BRICK 2F. VS A FRAME 2F.
Feb 05, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 111 111 recommendations | email to a friend
COLLECTION OF OPINIONS BY BROKERS IN THE AREA. BUYER BEWARE! BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN BUYING AN OLD FRAME 2F. HOME, MAYBE 100 YEARS OLD BY NOW, AND OR BUYING A YOUNG BRICK 2 FAMILY HOUSE, ESPECIALLY IF ...

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See the light
Dear Editor, In the January 10th edition, there was an article about "daylighting," which is when parking spots are removed near a corner to make better visibility for drivers. This was recently do...
Jan 23, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 107 107 recommendations | email to a friend
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Real emergency
Dear Editor, President Donald Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency to build the border wall he said Mexico would pay for. Climate change is a national emergency. Children in cages a...
Jan 23, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 112 112 recommendations | email to a friend
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Faded memory
Dear Editor, To clarify a few things in Mr. James Dillon’s letter (Ye Olde LIC – January 17), the parking lot to which he refers sat on the site of the old St. John's Hospital. Long Island City nee...
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Support the Legion
Dear Editor, I'm a member of the American Legion, and I believe its' a good organization to join or support. The Queens County Committee is as old as the American Legion. It was founded in 1919 and...
Jan 23, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 84 84 recommendations | email to a friend
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BOLD move
Dear Editor, Thanks to the support of Congresswoman Grace Meng, the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act, was recently signed into law. Meng has shown herself to be a strong advocate for Queens,...
Jan 16, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 82 82 recommendations | email to a friend
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Missing the point
Dear Editor, I am glad I gave Dispatcher William Aiello a good laugh, too bad he missed the point (“Defending Howard” – January 3). Not all residents of Howard Beach are violent bigots, just as not...
Jan 16, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 92 92 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kim's critique
Dear Editor, I've read two articles recently about Assemblyman Ron Kim criticizing the Amazon Long Island City deal. Why? I'm a proud graduate of Queens College, and I bet you that I know more abou...
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'L' of a plan
Dear Editor, "Cuomo's L plan good for riders, bad for democracy" (In Our Opinion, January 9) isn't necessarily good for many Canarsie L Line riders. Having only one tube open overnight weekdays and...
Jan 16, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 92 92 recommendations | email to a friend
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NRA decline
Dear Editor, The anguish on the anniversary of the Newtown elementary school shooting remains strong, but the National Rifle Association's (NRA) political and financial power is fading. Democrats n...
Jan 09, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 96 96 recommendations | email to a friend
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Make EU pay
Dear Editor, Some Democrats think that the wall between the USA and Mexico will be "ineffective" and "immoral,” but European leaders have a different opinion. The European Union funded the construc...
Jan 09, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 105 105 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kregler misplaced
Dear Editor, Although I voted for Mr. William Kregler for Borough President, he's completely off base in his opposition to Amazon project in Long Island project (“Amazon misplaced” - 12/27). While ...
Jan 09, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 102 102 recommendations | email to a friend
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Half the story
Dear Editor, Regarding gun control, dispatcher John Amato generalizes freely when he says "our country" seems to have lost all decency. "Our politicians" seem unable to move ahead with any legislat...
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Easy resolutions
Dear Editor, It's January and another round of resolutions that will be forgotten as the year goes on. This years, let's do things we can all accomplish, such as giving to local charities, food pan...
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Bishops' move
Dear Editor, With the nation's Catholic bishops gathering for a national conference this week, let's hope that they can reach a consensus on how to deal with the continuing problems of past and pre...
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Ye Olde LIC
Dear Editor, The description of the old Long Island City by Edward Riecks in his recent dispatch is spot on. When I was chair of Community Board 2 in the mid-80's, the large parking lot that became...
Jan 03, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 92 92 recommendations | email to a friend
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