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1 BR Coop for Sale @ Station Square in Forest Hills Gardens!!!
Jun 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 66 66 recommendations | email to a friend
Privacy and convenience are featured in this lovely Forest Hills Gardens Coop for sale. Offered for sale by George & Abigail Herrera of the Queens Home Team @ Keller Williams Realty Landmark II. T...
11th Annual RELAY FOR LIFE of Middle Village
Jun 11, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 140 140 recommendations | email to a friend
The American Cancer Society's RELAY FOR LIFE is a unique celebration of life in honor and in memory of those whose lives have been touched by cancer.  Relay for Life involves teams of people who ta...
This Month in Queens Real Estate: June 2013
Jun 10, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 133 133 recommendations | email to a friend
June 2013 Queens Market Update The recovery of the Queens housing market now appears to be well under way. While demand is still high even with credit conditions constraining buyers...
Is your sexual harassment policy effective?
Jun 06, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 113 113 recommendations | email to a friend
In our politically correct and litigious world, employers need to establish strong and specific policies regarding sexual harassment.  Not only is this behavior against the law but if a sexual har...
NY Estate Probate Attorney talks about Breach of Fiduciary Duty
Jun 05, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 108 108 recommendations | email to a friend
If you are an executor of an estate or an administrator of a trust, you are considered a fiduciary.  In either position you are required by law to ethically fulfill your fiduciary duties which are...
Annual Holy Smoke Cigar Night
Jun 04, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
It's almost that time of year again for the Annual Holy Smoke Cigar Night. If you have experienced this event in the past, you KNOW what a great time it is!  Live Entertainment, Great Food, Brandie...
Business Owners Beware - Part 2
Jun 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 115 115 recommendations | email to a friend
Are you protecting your business? A column by John Rafferty – WATCH GUARD 24/7 Employee testing & more… Each year millions of businesses fail; 50% of small businesses fail in the first year and 95...
Business Owners Beware
Jun 03, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 116 116 recommendations | email to a friend
Are you protecting your business? A column by John Rafferty – WATCH GUARD 24/7 It might be your employees... Each year millions of businesses fail; 50% of small businesses fail in the first year a...
NY Personal Injury Lawyers: The Importance of Treating Clients like Family
May 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 114 114 recommendations | email to a friend
Our Family Serving Yours for Over 60 Years When you suffer a serious injury, there is nothing more comforting than having caring family members at your side. Their support is part of the reco...
Brooklyn New York Divorce Attorney talks about NY Divorce Law Overhaul
May 31, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 111 111 recommendations | email to a friend
If you are looking for a shock and a laugh today, take a peek at . You’ll find a list of some of the silly, strange and/or outdated laws that are still technically in place in New York and New J...

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Tough road ahead for newspapers
Dear Editor: "Bright future for newspapers" (Guest Op-Ed by Caroline H. Little - October 11) faces significant challenges. In the 1960s, New York City was blessed with over 12 daily newspapers so...
Oct 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dispatcher was right
Dear Editor: After reading John Procida’s letter “Stupid is what stupid does,” I not only agree wholeheartedly with him, but remember my father many years ago saying the same thing. Didn’t Abraham ...
Oct 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Biden a disgrace
Dear Editor: Regardless of whether you are a Democrat or Republican, Obama or Romney supporter, the spectacle of Vice President Joe Biden's sneering, laughing, mocking and 32 interruptions of Paul ...
Oct 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Our own worst enemy
Dear Editor: In my effort to stay informed, I attended a “Candidates Night” on October 10 at Holy Cross High School to listen to the candidates. There were three candidates seeking a congressional ...
Oct 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stop paying for Westchester to ride
Dear Editor: I have been fighting to get a Downtown service on the QM20 Express Bus and I am angry at the fact that the MTA Bus Company wastes our (Northeast Queens residents’) taxpayer money. The...
Oct 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Vote Libertarian
Dear Editor: There already is a third-party alternative to Democrat Obama and Republican Romney. Since 1972 Libertarian Party presidential candidates such as John Hospers and others have provided a...
Oct 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Independents, rise up!
Dear Editor: If you are a Republican or Democrat you really don’t have to do much thinking about the candidate or issues – your focus is to support your party. And each party will vigorously promot...
Oct 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Protect New York’s waterways
Dear Editor: Forty years ago, Congress enacted the Clean Water Act to end pollution of our rivers, lakes and bays. Since then, New York has taken the lead on water protection by maintaining some of...
Oct 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Help voters vote
Dear Editor: Four years ago, for the United States Presidential Election, voter turnout was higher than usual across most of the country. This year, Americans are once again gearing up to go to the...
Oct 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Stupid is what stupid does
Dear Editor: Are the American people stupid? Why did they re-elect Roosevelt four times when he presided over the Great Depression for eight years - the eight years before we entered into World War...
Oct 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Keep Capital One open
Dear Editor: The Capitol One Bank branch located at 164th Street and 69th Avenue in Fresh Meadows will be closing its doors for good on Saturday, October 6. A bank has been at this location for mor...
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Your tax dollars hard at work...Not!
Dear Editor: Last week, a resident of our condo was not pleased with a replacement light (which was installed in the complex) and “naturally” called the 104th Precinct. Within minutes squad cars we...
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Take the FAA to court
Dear Editor: In view of the arrogance and duplicity of the Federal Aviation Administration with regard to the trial run of the new RNAV navigational system at LaGuardia Airport, which has environme...
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Elections board screwed up big time
Dear Editor: Just when I thought the Board of Elections (BOE) couldn't get any dumber, they proved me wrong. On Primary Day they screwed up big-time, offending most Kew Gardens Hills Democratic and...
Sep 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Our mayor cares
Dear Editor: I would like to applaud the Board of Health for voting to ban sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces. We are rapidly becoming a nation of fat, unfit and unhealthy people. Mayor Michael Bl...
Sep 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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national news

Iranian President-elect Hassan Rohani speaks with the media during a news conference in TehranBy Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Years before he became Iran's president-elect, Hassan Rohani spoke approvingly about concealing his nation's nuclear program and said that when Pakistan got atomic bombs and Brazil began enriching uranium, "the world started to work with them. ...


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Honduras' Roger Espinoza (15) falls as United States' Jermaine Jones (13) defends in the first half during a World Cup qualifying soccer match at Rio Tinto Stadium on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)SANDY, Utah (AP) — Jozy Altidore scored a goal in his fourth consecutive international match, enough for the United States to edge Honduras 1-0 in a World Cup qualifying game Tuesday night.


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U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke speaks during a news conference in WashingtonBy Alister Bull WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers will likely announce on Wednesday that they will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion, while keeping their options open to scale back the program later this year if the U.S. labor market continues to improve. Economic data since the 19 officials met in May has been mixed. Employment growth was steady and consumers kept spending despite the drag of tax hikes and government spending cuts. But inflation slowed further beneath the Fed's 2 percent target. ...


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