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Facts About Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry
Sep 20, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 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 | 20 20 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
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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 | 280 280 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 | 378 378 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 | 266 266 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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Trying to replace Greenpoint
At the Community Board One meeting last Tuesday night, I felt myself once again experiencing a familiar emotion, one that is a mixture of bewilderment, anger and fatalism. It makes you wrack your b...
Sep 19, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pols want more service for L train shutdown
Announce additional shuttle bus for commuters
Sep 18, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Challengers defeat former IDC senators in primary
Insurgents score big victories in Queens, Brooklyn
Sep 16, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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State expands program for sexual assault victims
Partners with SUNY to continue comfort bag initiative
Sep 12, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Albany sex harassment policy falls short
The #MeToo movement has been incredible because it is focused on the survivors of sexual violence and harassment holding the microphone. Through sharing their own stories and insights, the experien...
Sep 12, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Shuttles to replace G train for five weekends
G train riders will have to deal with shuttle buses for five weekends this fall. MTA officials informed Community Board 2 that due to track maintenance and station improvement work, the G train wil...
Sep 12, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mayor gives BQX streetcar the green light
Sunset Park removed in revised route for streetcar
Sep 05, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn Nets player provides haircuts for kids
Partners with Clinton Hill barbershop for event
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State lawmakers introduce bill to end MCIs
Legislation would eliminate program for tax credits
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DUMBO’s historic district marker unveiled
One of New York City’s most historic neighborhoods now has the signs to commemorate its legacy. DUMBO, an important industrial waterfront district in the city’s development, was designated a histor...
Aug 30, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 40 40 recommendations | email to a friend
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Resisting the institutions
Recently, I was visited by a close friend of mine who moved out of the neighborhood about four years ago. He and I were neighbors for about ten years before that, and were truly two peas in a pod. ...
Aug 29, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dilan goes on offensive in debate with Salazar
At the beginning of their 20-minute debate on NY1 last week, State Senator Martin Malave Dilan, the incumbent, accused challenger of Julia Salazar of going negative in her campaign. “When you’ve ju...
Aug 28, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 38 38 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mayor on L train shutdown: We got you
De Blasio to take 'war room' approach to transit problems
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Playing at politics
After the 2016 election, my political club's membership jumped from about 40 people to over 200. It was an exciting and shocking time. I started to get friend requests from folks I had never met, o...
Aug 21, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
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Brooklyn community celebrates waste equity bill
Eases trash burden on three New York City regions
Aug 21, 2018 | 0 0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
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